Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Bradley Shaw
Sophomore linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 229 lb · Hoover, AL
CFB Index 50 · #290 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Arkansas 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
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, at Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2024.
Bradley Shaw
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Bradley Shaw has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Arkansas. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Utah — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20247 games
- Signed with Arkansas4-star out of Hoover
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Arkansas1-1HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
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, 0.5 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
Ryan Silverfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #290 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #290 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #49 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–14
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Arkansas
Returning around him
- 4 Arkansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (42 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #46
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trezmen Marshall’s 2023 season.
Matches Trezmen on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Trezmen on
Class year (higher)
PD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Quinton Hammonds's sophomore season at North Texas (2025).
83%match
Matches Quinton on
Tackle volume
Hurry rate
Weight
The linebacker corps · Arkansas
- #7Bradley Shaw50 tackles · 2025
- #44Ben Bogle37 tackles · 2025
- #10Wyatt Simmons17 tackles · 2025
- #8Phoenix Jackson9 tackles · 2025
- #42Jeremy Evans7 tackles · 2025
4 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology