Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
#2
Aiden Sullivan
Senior linebacker for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Twentynine Palms, CA · Twentynine
CFB Index 54 · #254 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Oregon State 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.
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Passes defended: 94th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
19
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 1 sacks · 2 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2024.
Aiden Sullivan
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Aiden Sullivan has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Oregon State. The receipt: 10 tackles, 2 TFL against Texas Tech — Week 2, 2026.
19 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Butte College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Strength: tackles (90th 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: 9.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 72 | 35 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 99 | 44 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oregon State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Riley Wilson’s 2025 season.
76%match
Matches Riley on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Riley on
Solo tackle rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Moses Walker's junior season at Rutgers (2025).
Matches Moses on
TFL rate
Height
Differs from Moses on
Sack rate (higher)
PD rate (higher)
Solo tackle rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Aiden Sullivan
Background
2025 • Played in all 12 games, making nine starts • Among the team’s leaders with 72 tackles • Recorded seven tackles for loss, one sack, three forced fumbles, five quarterback hurries and a pass breakup • Finished with a season-high 13 tackles versus Houston, adding 1.5 tackles for loss and a qu...
The linebacker corps · Oregon State
- #2Aiden Sullivan72 tackles · 2025
- #44Takari Hickle38 tackles · 2025
- #25Nikko Taylor30 tackles · 2025
- #47Tyree Blake29 tackles · 2025
- #14Kord Shaw25 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology