Kentucky · L 17-34
12 tackles
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 9 above.
Bryce Cowan
Four seasons in the Vanderbilt linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Kentucky — Week 8, 2026.
35 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
On3 Oct 25
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 35 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 20 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 97 | 52 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 8): 12 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 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-21@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-31vs Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ No. 12 Kentucky | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 35 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 24 · L 17-34 at Kentucky, play by play
A big game: 12 tackles.
How Vanderbilt’s defense played that day
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 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.
4 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended NC State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Third quarter, down 17-7. Ended NC State’s drive (int).
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
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 -12 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups35 tackles · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Clark Lea — 22-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #325 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #43 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,064 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the SEC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
