Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#1
Brandon Tyson
Senior linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Whiteville, NC · Whiteville
CFB Index 58 · #220 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia Southern 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
7
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs Charleston Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Elon to Georgia Southern in 2025.
Brandon Tyson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He got to Georgia Southern by way of Elon. The receipt: 5 tackles against Clemson — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 8-7 over that span.
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
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
58 · #220 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #19 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 84 | 46 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 91 | 47 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
2 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Owen Pappoe’s 2022 season.
82%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Owen on
Weight
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Owen on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braydon Brus's junior season at Northwestern (2025).
81%match
Matches Braydon on
Weight
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Brandon Tyson
Background
2025 - College Sports Communicators Academic All-District 2023 - Freshman FCS All-American Second Team (Phil Steele) 2025-26: Played in all 13 games, starting 12 … Saw action on 894 plays (839 defense, 55 special teams) … Was second on the team in tackle with 87, including 2.5 for loss, along wit...
The linebacker corps · Georgia Southern
- #1Brandon Tyson84 tackles · 2025
- #4Anthony Bynum63 tackles · 2025
- #18MJ Stroud33 tackles · 2025
- #30CJ Allen Jr.16 tackles · 2025
- #98Uche Iloh15 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology