Brandon Tyson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Came to Georgia Southern by way of Elon. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against James Madison — Week 6, 2026.
41 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 41 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 84 | 46 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 125 | 64 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
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 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 19-3 vs App State, play by play
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Georgia Southern’s defense played that day
App State’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (3 takeaways) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, up 23-15.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
10 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 10, sacks included.
4 tackles.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 28-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +13 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
5%2 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups41 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #19 of 63 Sun Belt 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 23 games over four seasons.
