Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
#12
Dillon Moore
Senior linebacker for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 223 lb · Indianapolis, IN
CFB Index 10 · #570 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Western Michigan 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.
The numbers
11
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 0.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, at Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearDillon Moore
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Western Michigan. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 INT against Michigan, Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Western Michigan
Played his entire career under Lance Taylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Lance Taylor — 21-20 over that span.
2023Western Michigan4-8HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning
2024Western Michigan6-7HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (27th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
10 · #570 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #52 of 55 Mid-American LBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 19 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shaun Dolac’s 2023 season.
Matches Shaun on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Shaun on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamuela Ka'aihue's junior season at UNLV (2025).
Matches Kamuela on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
The linebacker corps · Western Michigan
- #9James Camden85 tackles · 2025
- #10Sefa Saipaia Jr.77 tackles · 2025
- #47Domanick Moon23 tackles · 2025
- #12Dillon Moore19 tackles · 2025
- #42Gabe Welch7 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology