Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Corey McIntyre Jr.
Redshirt junior defensive lineman for West Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 290 lb · Port Saint Lucie, FL · Treasure Coast
Returning to West Virginia for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 5 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Coastal Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for West Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to West Virginia in 2023.
Corey McIntyre Jr.
Wins his gap play after play. Corey McIntyre Jr. has played for two head coaches in three seasons at West Virginia. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against UT Martin, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Treasure Coast
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
West Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
West Virginia
Coaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026West Virginia2-0HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
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 | West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs UT Martin
3 TOT
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 96 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Epps — 18 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -17 net (34 in / 51 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Edric Hill’s 2025 season.
Matches Edric on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Mark Hensley's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2025).
Matches Mark on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Corey McIntyre Jr.
Background
2025 (r-So.) Added depth on the defensive line Saw action in nine games Finished with 13 tackles, including four solo stops, a half sack and 1.5 tackles for loss Used on 184 snaps, including 174 on defense Season-high 33 snaps at UCF and 30 against TCU Assisted on three tackles against TCU Had a...
The defensive line · West Virginia
- #18Ezekiel Durham-Campbell7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #50Harper Holloman5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99David Afogho4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Corey McIntyre Jr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Nate Gabriel1 tackle for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · West Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology