Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2009–13
Chris Borland
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Kettering, OH
- Born
- Apr 2, 1991, in Kettering, Ohio
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Chris Borland played linebacker at Wisconsin (2009–13). The San Francisco 49ers took Borland in round 3, No. 77 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2009Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- 2011, 2012, 2013First-team All-Big Ten
- 2013Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- 2013Big Ten Linebacker of the Year
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2010, 2011 and 2012
All-America: FWAA 2013
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 10.5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010N | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | 14 | 64 | 79 | 143 | 19 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 104 | 9.5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013N | 12 | 73 | 39 | 112 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| On file | 234 | 187 | 421 | 49.5 | 16.5 | – | – | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wisconsin | 44 | ILB | |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | 44 | ILB | |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | 44 | ILB | |
| 2012 | Wisconsin | 44 | ILB | |
| 2013 | Wisconsin | 44 | ILB | 5′11″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2013 Wisconsin 0 games with an interception on file, 23 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|
2011 Wisconsin 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. South Dakota | W 59–10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. Purdue | W 62–17 | 1 | – | – | – |
2010 Wisconsin 0 games with an interception on file, 1 return, 9 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|
2009 Wisconsin 1 game with an interception on file, 8 returns, 131 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | at Indiana | W 31–28 | 1 | 2 | 42 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 248 lb | |
| Arm length | 29¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.83 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 27 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.18 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 12 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 101 | 1 | 2 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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