Brayshawn Littlejohn
Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Eli Drinkwitz, Dowell Loggains and Willie Simmons. On tape: 5 tackles against Middle Tennessee, Week 8, 2026.
28 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 28 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | App State | 32 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 35 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
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 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-3vs Long Island University | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 22-3vs New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Liberty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups28 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
50.7%
272 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
67.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #487 at the position.
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
The No. 1,245 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Eli Drinkwitz, Dowell Loggains and Willie Simmons.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Florida International
