Player Dossier

2012-2016

Miami (OH)

Austin Gearing

DL • 6'5" • Franklin, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Austin Gearing shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Usage / Role

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

0

Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

10

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Player Story

Austin Gearing built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Franklin, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Austin Gearing's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.7633

Bishop Fenwick · Franklin, OH

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Austin Gearing, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami (OH). Austin Gearing shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
38
TFL
6
Sacks
4
QB hurries
6
Passes defended
2
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Austin Gearing quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami (OH) · DL
Career Tackles
38
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Top game
Ohio
Recruit profile
2-star · Bishop Fenwick · Miami (OH)
High school pipeline
Bishop Fenwick · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank
38 tackles · DL 88th (top 13%) · Mid-American 98th (top 19%) · National 1,072nd (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)00-0--0-
2013 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)120-0--150
2014 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonMiami (OH)133-01-055.9
2016 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)13356452055.9

Related Context

Austin Gearing played DL for Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Austin Gearing recorded 188 passing yards, 478 rushing yards, and 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Miami (OH).

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Miami (OH) paired 18 primary output with 26 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

0

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 0. Kentucky: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Illinois: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Kent State: 0. Buffalo: 0. Ball State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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First Half0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

0 vs Ball State

Result
Fri 11/29@ Ball StateL 14-55
Wed 11/20vs BuffaloL 7-44
Thu 11/14@ Kent StateL 6-24
Wed 11/6vs Bowling GreenL 3-45
Sat 10/26@ OhioL 16-41
Sat 10/19vs AkronL 17-24
Sat 10/12@ MassachusettsL 10-17
Sat 10/5vs Central MichiganL 9-21
Sat 9/28@ IllinoisL 14-50
Sat 9/21vs CincinnatiL 0-14
Sat 9/7@ KentuckyL 7-41
Sat 8/31@ MarshallL 14-52

Player Story

Austin Gearing story

Austin Gearing built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Franklin, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Austin Gearing's career was his backfield work: 478 rushing yards, 145 carries, and 1 rushing touchdown across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Miami (OH). Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 188 passing yards and 38 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami (OH).

The arc is straightforward: Austin Gearing 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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    Miami (OH)

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)0
2013 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)000
2014 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)00
2015 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)00
2016 PostseasonMiami (OH)18267.618
2016 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)18267.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ohio

Week 5 · L 7-17 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 9 · W 28-15 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

74.7 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.

#3

@ Akron

Week 6 · L 13-35 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

49.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Bowling Green

Week 8 · W 40-26 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

48.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#5

@ Mississippi State

Week 1 · L 16-17 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

47.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)

18 primary output · 26 efficiency · 7.6 usage

55.9

#2

2016 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

55.9

18 primary · 26 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games