“That's on Bracy. Obviously Snowden can't be falling down but it happens. I have no idea what Bracy is biting on there.”
Chris Bracy
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Trent Dilfer, Ryan Silverfield and Kyle Whittingham. First career honor, 2025: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Indiana — Week 8, 2026.
50 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
Fans first named Chris Bracy vs Western Michigan.
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Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 1 tackle 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 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs No. 11 Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-20vs No. 17 Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-20@ Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-18vs Penn State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-13vs No. 6 Indiana | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Rutgers | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 30 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 28-21 at Rutgers, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Michigan’s defense played that day
Rutgers’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8.
A big game: 13 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.
8 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 3 ended Penn State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Intercepted on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 7-3. Ended Penn State’s drive (int).
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
1 tackle.
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.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Week 7 · 2026
W 21-18
vs Penn State
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFL50 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.5%
192 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
60.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
217 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
50 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.
The No. 2,112 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Trent Dilfer, Ryan Silverfield and Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan
