Last confirmed: Ole Miss, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 264 lb · Sardis, MS
Willie Hibbler: LB · Ole Miss · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Willie Hibbler
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Ole Miss, two different head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Matt Luke. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against LSU, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-29vs SE Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-28vs No. 23 California | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-6vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-38@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24vs Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-20@ No. 11 Auburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-3vs New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 37-58vs No. 1 LSU | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 20-21@ Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
5%2 pass breakups42 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Luke
Pass share
37.3%
329 pass / 553 run
Plays / game
73.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ole Miss, 114 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Matt Luke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
