Safety, Penn State, 2014–⁠17

Troy Apke

Number
No. 28
Height
6′1″
Weight
198 lb
Hometown
Mt. Lebanon, PA
Born
Apr 11, 1995

Troy Apke played safety at Penn State (2014–⁠17). The Washington Redskins took Apke in round 4, No. 109 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
54
Tackles, 2017 (Penn State, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 109
Round 4, 2018 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Career highs

8tackles, career hightwice; last at Michigan State, 2017

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2016Penn State281100100
2017Penn State543730153
Career824830253

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Penn State28S
2015Penn State28S
2016Penn State28S
2017Penn State28S6′1″198

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

2017 Penn State 13 games, 54 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.AkronW 52–⁠0310000
Sep 9vs.PittsburghW 33–⁠14440010
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠0320001
Sep 23atIowaW 21–⁠19430000
Sep 30vs.IndianaW 45–⁠14420000
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 31–⁠7550000
Oct 21vs.MichiganW 42–⁠13431000
Oct 28atOhio StateL 38–⁠39861001
Nov 4atMichigan StateL 24–⁠27850001
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 35–⁠6220000
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠44410001
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠3210000
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠28321001
2016 Penn State 10 games, 28 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠13110000
Sep 10atPittsburghL 39–⁠42100000
Sep 24atMichiganL 10–⁠49410000
Oct 1vs.MinnesotaW 29–⁠26630000
Oct 8vs.MarylandW 38–⁠14210000
Oct 29atPurdueW 62–⁠24100000
Nov 5vs.IowaW 41–⁠14100010
Nov 12atIndianaW 45–⁠31330000
Nov 19atRutgersW 39–⁠0210000
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠12710000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

MVP of the 2018 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′1¼″
Weight200 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size8⅜″
Wingspan75¾″W
40-yard dash4.34 s
10-yard split1.52 sW
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump10′11″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.56 s
20-yard shuttle4.03 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 31 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2018Washington Redskins1100
2019Washington Redskins102601
2020Washington Football Team113400
2021Washington Football Team8500
2022Washington Commanders1100
NFL career316701

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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