Player Dossier

2015-2018

Tennessee

Micah Abernathy

DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Micah Abernathy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

32%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

52

Solid production for a defensive back

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Reliability

66

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

55

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Player Story

Micah Abernathy built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Micah Abernathy's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9095

Greater Atlanta Christian School · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Micah Abernathy, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee. Micah Abernathy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
188
TFL
7
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
7

Quick Answers

Micah Abernathy quick answers

Latest team and position
Tennessee · DB
Career Tackles
188
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
Top game
Missouri
Recruit profile
4-star · Greater Atlanta Christian School · Tennessee
High school pipeline
Greater Atlanta Christian School · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
38 tackles · DB 237th (top 28%) · SEC 111th (top 18%) · National 1,043rd (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee20-0--050
2016 PostseasonTennessee123-0--054.5
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee126630-4054.5
2017 Regular SeasonTennessee12811012034.6
2018 Regular SeasonTennessee83830-1034.7

Related Context

Micah Abernathy played DB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Micah Abernathy recorded 188 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Tennessee.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Tennessee paired 9 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

24.8

Usage

6.8

Consistency

12.5

Best Game by takeover score

Florida

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. East Tennessee State: 0. UTEP: 0. Florida: 2. Georgia: 1. Kentucky: 0. Missouri: 1. Vanderbilt: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 5 by 20.8. East Tennessee State: 4 by 16.7. UTEP: 4 by 16.7. Florida: 1 by 24.2. Georgia: 4 by 26.7. Kentucky: 7 by 29.2. Missouri: 4 by 26.7. Vanderbilt: 9 by 37.5

Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida

Best efficiency game

37.5 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 11/24@ VanderbiltL 13-3892000
Sat 11/17vs MissouriL 17-5044100
Sat 11/10vs KentuckyW 24-775000
Sat 9/29@ GeorgiaL 12-3842100
Sat 9/22vs FloridaSplash gameL 21-4711101
Sat 9/15vs UTEPW 24-042000
Sat 9/8vs East Tennessee StateW 59-343000
Sat 9/1vs West VirginiaL 14-4053000

Player Story

Micah Abernathy story

Micah Abernathy built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Micah Abernathy's career was his defensive production: 188 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Micah Abernathy's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 192 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Micah Abernathy moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Tennessee

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee00
2016 PostseasonTennessee931.55.79
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee931.55.70
2017 Regular SeasonTennessee431.16.2-5
2018 Regular SeasonTennessee424.86.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Missouri

Week 12 · W 63-37 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#2

vs App State

Week 1 · W 20-13

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Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Georgia

Week 5 · L 0-41 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

82.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.

#4

@ Kentucky

Week 9 · L 26-29 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

76.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Kentucky

Week 11 · W 49-36 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Tennessee

9 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

54.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Tennessee

54.5

9 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Tennessee

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

4

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games