Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Sam Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Bryce Steele
Senior linebacker for Troy. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 227 lb · Raleigh, NC · Millbrook HS
CFB Index 45 · #317 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Boston College → Troy for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Alabama State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Troy. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Boston College in 2021.
- Transferred from Boston College to Troy in 2026.
Bryce Steele
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Alabama State — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20218 games
- Signed with Boston College4-star out of Millbrook
20255 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall, and Gerad Parker. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Troy
2025Boston College
2026Troy
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Boston College6-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-heavy
2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
2026Troy2-0HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Troy | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 51 | 24 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boston College | 27 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 112 | 57 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 34–17
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
With E. Crenshaw — 46 AVG · 58 LONG · 3 NO · W. Crowder — 201 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 24.0 · -1 rush yds (5 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Daveon Crouch’s 2023 season.
Matches Daveon on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Trey Jones III's graduate season at Texas A&M (2024).
Matches Trey on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Bryce Steele
Background
2025 (RS-Junior): Played in 11 games with two starts at linebacker, totaling 16 tackles, one fumble recovery, one pass break up and one quarterback hit ... Started at linebacker vs. California, tying his career-best with seven tackles, marking the fourth time in his career he's reached the thresh...
The linebacker corps · Troy
- #4TJ Thompson44 tackles · 2025
- #44Luke Hodge42 tackles · 2025
- #2Bryce Steele16 tackles · 2025
- #20Keyshawn Campbell8 tackles · 2025
- #18Jordan Perry8 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Troy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology