Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#2
Dickson Agu
Junior linebacker for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 223 lb · Geismar, LA · Dutchtown HS
CFB Index 45 · #330 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Tulane 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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 97th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
23
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 14 tackles, vs South Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Tulane. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulane in 2023.
Dickson Agu
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Tulane, three different head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall and Will Hall. One game to point at: 14 tackles against South Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
23 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Tulane3-star out of Dutchtown
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulane
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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: 11.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tulane
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jamal Scott’s 2018 season.
80%match
Matches Jamal on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Jamal on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Payton Wilgar's senior season at BYU (2022).
Matches Payton on
Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dickson Agu
Background
2026: An Athlon Second Team Preseason All-Conference selection…A Third Team Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference selection...Named ot the Watch List for the 2026 Comebacker Player of the Year 2025: Appeared and started five games before an injury ended his season ... Totaled 36 tackles, 2.0 stops...
The linebacker corps · Tulane
- #4Chris Rodgers80 tackles · 2025
- #11Dalton Hughes40 tackles · 2025
- #2Dickson Agu36 tackles · 2025
- #42Makai Williams25 tackles · 2025
- #44Jean Claude Joseph III7 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology