Bowling Green · W 23-10
1 tackle
The other 8 games average 6 tackles. This one was 5 below.
Dillon Moore
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Western Michigan. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Kent State, Week 6, 2026.
49 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 49 | 29 | 5.0 | 3.5 | -- | 2 |
| 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 | 84 | 42 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ No. 16 Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21@ Rice | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-32vs Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-7vs Kent State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 21-14@ Central Michigan | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-45@ Toledo | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-10vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 29 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 23-10 vs Bowling Green, play by play
1 tackle.
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 — 5 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Western Michigan’s defense played that day
Bowling Green’s 13 drives: 11 stopped (3 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 9.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. His interception ended Toledo’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Toledo’s drive (int).
7 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Third quarter, up 21-0.
8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 14-0.
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
5 tackles.
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.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%5 TFLSack rate
7%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups49 tackles · 5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Lance Taylor — 26-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.7%
202 pass / 397 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #52 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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