Mississippi State · W 31-3
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Brad Spence
Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 9, 2026.
17 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
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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): 3 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 59-7vs Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs No. 1 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 30-6vs UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-17@ No. 14 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27vs No. 7 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-3vs Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 24-23
vs Ohio State
0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from +2 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
43.5%
226 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
64.9
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #525 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #50 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,002 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the SEC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman and Steve Sarkisian.
