Bronson Olevao
Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Utah State. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Texas State — Week 8, 2026.
36 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | Utah State | 36 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Utah State | 88 | 33 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 23 | 14 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 153 | 64 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
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 17-29vs Idaho State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ No. 19 Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ No. 17 Utah | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Troy | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-37@ No. 22 Boise State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16vs Washington State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Texas State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-14 vs Colorado State, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Utah State’s defense played that day
Colorado State’s 8 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 2 scored.
8 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 7-yard loss on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, up 9-7.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups36 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #2 of 45 Mountain West LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
