Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Miami (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.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 55.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 13 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 55.9 |
Related Context
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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
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26 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: Ohio
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
26
Usage
7.6
Consistency
34.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 1. Iowa: 0. Eastern Illinois: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Cincinnati: 1. Ohio: 5. Akron: 3. Kent State: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Eastern Michigan: 4. Central Michigan: 1. Buffalo: 0. Ball State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 3 by 22.5. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Cincinnati: 5 by 30.8. Ohio: 6 by 75. Akron: 1 by 34.2. Kent State: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 2 by 28.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 44.2. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
75 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | @ Mississippi State | L 16-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/23 | vs Ball State | W 21-20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Buffalo | W 35-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | vs Central Michigan | W 37-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 28-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 40-26 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Kent State | W 18-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ AkronSplash game | L 13-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Ohio2+ sacks · Splash game | L 7-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-27 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Kentucky | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Eastern Illinois | L 17-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Iowa | L 21-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 18 | 26 | 7.6 | 18 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 18 | 26 | 7.6 | 0 |
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
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