Defensive back, Tennessee, 2015–18
Micah Abernathy
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- Feb 10, 1997
Micah Abernathy played defensive back at Tennessee (2015–18).
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Missouri, 2017Defense
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tennessee | 22 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Tennessee | 22 | DB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Tennessee | 22 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 22 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 195 |
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
2018 Tennessee 8 games, 38 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. West Virginia | L 14–40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UTEP | W 24–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Florida | L 21–47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at Georgia | L 12–38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Kentucky | W 24–7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Missouri | L 17–50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Vanderbilt | L 13–38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Tennessee 12 games, 81 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 42–41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Indiana State | W 42–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida | L 20–26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 17–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Georgia | L 0–41 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. South Carolina | L 9–15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Alabama | L 7–45 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atKentucky | L 26–29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atMissouri | L 17–50 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. LSU | L 10–30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 24–42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Tennessee 12 games, 69 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. App State | W 20–13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 45–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Ohio | W 28–19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Florida | W 38–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atGeorgia | W 34–31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Texas A&M | L 38–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Alabama | L 10–49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 55–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Kentucky | W 49–36 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Missouri | W 63–37 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atVanderbilt | L 34–45 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | W 38–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Tennessee 2 games, 4 returns, 69 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. Western Carolina | W 55–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 53–28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.69 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.09 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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