Jacksonville State · L 27-31
No tackles.
Aviles has tackles in 7 of Georgia Southern’s 8 games: none against Jacksonville State.
Diego Aviles
On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Old Dominion, Week 7, 2026.
31 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 31 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 31 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 19-3 vs App State, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Georgia Southern’s defense played that day
App State’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (3 takeaways) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
8 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.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 16-7.
8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss. Third quarter, down 20-10.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
3%1 pass breakups31 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
