Brendan Harrington is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Georgia Southern.
Harrington ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The seven seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz, Shawn Clark and Clay Helton. All-Sun Belt in 2025 was the second season with an honor. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against James Madison — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-42@ Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-59@ USC | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34vs Jacksonville State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17vs Maine | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-35@ James Madison | 13 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 35-38vs Southern Miss | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-24vs Georgia State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-34@ Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 25-23@ App State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-40vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-45vs Old Dominion | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-19@ Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-10vs App State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 55 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups85 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
48.9%
429 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #20 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%).
A stat line in 53 games over seven seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Eli Drinkwitz, Shawn Clark and Clay Helton.
