Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Aaron Alexander
Senior linebacker for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 236 lb · Belleville, MI · Belleville HS
CFB Index 56 · #237 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Arkansas State → North Texas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
12
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, at Indiana
Statement game16 tacklesat App State (FBS) · W 30-29
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Belleville in 2022.
- Transferred from Arkansas State to North Texas in 2026.
Aaron Alexander
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 8 tackles against Indiana — Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Recruited3-star out of Belleville
20235 games
- Entered the portal
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda, and Neal Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
2025Arkansas State
2026North Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
56 · #237 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #237 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 92 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 116 | 48 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cal Haladay’s 2023 season.
Matches Cal on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Martin's junior season at Massachusetts (2025).
86%match
All-MAC
Matches Tyler on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Aaron Alexander
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2025 season at Arkansas State, was at Michigan State in 2023 and 2024 and was at UMass in 2022 … has played in 40 games in his career with 10 starts … has 103 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one sack and an interception on in his collegiate career … appeared in 13 games and started 10...
The linebacker corps · North Texas
- #7Aaron Alexander92 tackles · 2025
- #3Zakye Barker27 tackles · 2025
- #30Chantz Johnson7 tackles · 2025
- #36Jaden Manning6 tackles · 2025
- #34Brenden Reese3 tackles · 2025
4 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology