Alex Kilgore
Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at SMU. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Virginia — Week 7, 2026.
41 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ No. 23 Louisville | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 59-20vs California | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 21 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 27-30 at Syracuse, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How SMU’s defense played that day
Syracuse’s 10 drives: 4 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 9.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups41 tackles · 3.5 for loss.
4 seasons under Rhett Lashlee — 37-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
49.4%
268 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
67.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #370 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #20 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rhett Lashlee.
