USU's Defenders' Stats After 5 Games

USU78 · Post by **USU78** » October 10th, 2014, 2:12 pm

Line:

Starters:

Larsen, BJ (6'5 275 Sr 3L #99), 18 tackles, 6.0 for loss, 3.0 sacks, 2 QH,1 PBU
Kamana-Matangi, E (6'2 298 Sr 3L # 96), 6 tackles, 1.0 for loss, 1.0 sack
Nielsen, J (6'5 265 Jr 2L # 97), 12 tackles, 2.0 for loss, 4 QH

Backups:

Ali'ifua, R (6'3 275 So 1L # 95), 9 tackles, 1.0 for loss, 1 PBU
Seefeldt, T (6'2 310 Jr 2L # 70), 9 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 1.0 sack, 2 QH, 1 PBU, 1 FR
Taylor, J (6'2 270 Jr JC # 52), 3 tackles, 3 QH

Linebackers:

Starters:

Green, T (6'2 220 Jr 1L # 39), 17 tackles, 6.0 for loss, 3.0 sacks, 3 QH, 1 INT, 1 FR, 1 FF
Vigil, Z (6'2 240 Sr 3L # 53), 42 tackles, 6.0 for loss, 2.0 sacks, 4 QH, 2 PBU, 1 INT
Filiaga, LT (6'0 250 Jr Tr # 5), 29 tackles, 2.0 for loss, 2 QH, 1 PBU, 2 FR
Vigil, N (6'2 230 So 1L # 41), 49 tackles, 5.5 for loss, 2.0 sacks, 4 QH, 2 PBU, 2 FF

Backups:

Williams, A (6'3 220 Jr JC # 16), No Stats
Baldomero, J (6'0 230 Jr 1L # 45), 4 tackles, 1.0 for loss
Harold, L (5'11 225 Jr 2L # 42), No Stats
Togiai, I (6'2 230 Fr HS # 19), No Stats

Safeties:

Starters:

Suite, B (6'3 205 Sr 2L # 21), 22 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 3 PBU, 1 INT
Centers, D (5'9 190 So 1L # 37), 36 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 3.0 sacks, 1 QH, 3 PBU, 1 INT, 2 FR

Backups:

Evans, M (6'1 195 Jr RS # 24), 1 tackle
Sutera, F (6'1 201 Sr 3L # 46), 25 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 2 QH, 1 PBU, 3 INT, 1 FF

Corners:

Starters:

Gray, D (5'11 170 So RS # 1), 19 tackles, 1 QH, 3 PBU
Davis, J (5'9 160 Fr HS # 13), 15 tackles, 1.0 for loss, 1 QH, 3 PBU, 2 INT

Backups:

Hayes, B (5'9 15 Jr JC # 22), 9 tackles, 2.0 for loss, 4 PBU
Stewart, R (5'11 185 Sr 3L # 6), 8 tackles, 3 PBU

I was surprised to see Sutera's numbers, given the frustrations folks hereabouts seem to be having with him.

Centers continues to impress for a guy 5'9.

Thoughts on other players? Surprises? Disappointments?

AggieAddict · Post by **AggieAddict** » October 10th, 2014, 2:18 pm

I'm a little surprised at how few guys we rotate in at LB this year. Our starters are really strong but it makes me wonder about the guys behind them. Granted several of them are new and probably still learning the system.

StlAggie · Post by **StlAggie** » October 10th, 2014, 2:22 pm

My first impressions:

BJ Larsen has exceeded my expectations to this point. 6 TFL and 3 sacks impress me.

Starting linebackers are excellent with 19.5 TFL between them. Torrey Green has had a lapse or two but has done an exceptional job filling in for Fack IMO. The glaring stat this is the lack of depth/experience beyond the starters. An injury here would be very costly.

Would like to see more PBU's from the DB's but they have done a decent job overall. Clearly need to limit big plays. Safety's are clearly our strong point at the backend.

ratofallaggies · Post by **ratofallaggies** » October 10th, 2014, 2:32 pm

Filiaga is a Jr, not a SR

aggiefan444 · Post by **aggiefan444** » October 10th, 2014, 7:03 pm

Sutera is playing great and had two big his in the Byu Game. The biggest disappointment is gray. He gets burned almost every play his way.

donlarson8 · Post by **donlarson8** » October 10th, 2014, 10:55 pm

I'm impressed that Centers is tied for the team lead in sacks.

bigbluebaby · Post by **bigbluebaby** » October 10th, 2014, 11:03 pm

What happened to moala?

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » October 11th, 2014, 5:53 am

I don't think you will see much from Moala until end of season or lots next year. The 2 in front of him are very good and Moala probably is still not in great game shape. Glad to have him as a third man for that position

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » October 11th, 2014, 5:55 am

I think the biggest surprise is the lack of use by the backup linebackers...I thought they would be used more. I wonder if this is a product of our starters are very good and we use alot of nickel and dime packages or the backups are not very good. I imagine a little of both.

aggieaggie · Post by **aggieaggie** » October 11th, 2014, 7:37 am

Does BJ Larsen go pro?

3rdGenAggie · Post by **3rdGenAggie** » October 11th, 2014, 8:15 am

slcagg wrote:I think the biggest surprise is the lack of use by the backup linebackers...I thought they would be used more. I wonder if this is a product of our starters are very good and we use alot of nickel and dime packages or the backups are not very good. I imagine a little of both.

That plus not having a ton of depth thanks to season ending injuries to 2 starters. Both LT and Green were slated to be backups this year. It appears as if Wells is trying to preserve redshirts for Christensen and Togiai (unless they've played and I've just missed it).

TheAKAggie · Post by **TheAKAggie** » October 11th, 2014, 9:52 am

AggieAddict wrote:I'm a little surprised at how few guys we rotate in at LB this year. Our starters are really strong but it makes me wonder about the guys behind them. Granted several of them are new and probably still learning the system.

Lot of 2/3 backer sets from my observation.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » October 11th, 2014, 10:00 am

3rdGenAggie wrote:
slcagg wrote:I think the biggest surprise is the lack of use by the backup linebackers...I thought they would be used more. I wonder if this is a product of our starters are very good and we use alot of nickel and dime packages or the backups are not very good. I imagine a little of both.
That plus not having a ton of depth thanks to season ending injuries to 2 starters. Both LT and Green were slated to be backups this year. It appears as if Wells is trying to preserve redshirts for Christensen and Togiai (unless they've played and I've just missed it).

I believe you are right. Them and Wally are currently all redshirting

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