Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |

Sam Houston is 1-7.
Played for two head coaches at Sam Houston: K.C. Keeler and Phil Longo. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Nicholls — Week 3, 2026.
3 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 29 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 26 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
3 tackles, including 2 more for loss. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 8 ended Nicholls’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 59-0. Ended Nicholls’s drive (fumble).
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-0
vs Nicholls
2.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 59-point win at home against Nicholls.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 2.5 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
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #33 of 45 Conference USA 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%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.