Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 16 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Dorian Pringle
Sophomore linebacker for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Massillon, OH · Massillon Washington HS
Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 97th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
23
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 16 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Tarleton State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2024.
- 27 tackles in 2025. Then 23 in 2026.
Dorian Pringle
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Dorian Pringle has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Bowling Green. The receipt: 16 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
23 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of Massillon Washington
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Bowling Green
2025–2026era →
Eddie George
Bowling Green
Coaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-2HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th 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: 11.5 TKL/g, 0.8 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
Eddie George
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 23 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 27 | 17 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 27 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (17 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #75
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kyle Wilson’s 2017 season.
Matches Kyle on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Kyle on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Todd Bradley's junior season at Georgia Southern (2020).
92%match
Matches Todd on
Height
Hurry rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dorian Pringle
Background
Bowling Green Career Highlights 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC First Team 2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team 2026 College Football Comeback Player of the Year Pre-Season Watch List 2025 | Sophomore • Started the first three games before injury • Led the team in tackles through fi...
The linebacker corps · Bowling Green
- #3Dorian Pringle27 tackles · 2025
- #10Andrew Hines III22 tackles · 2025
- #44AJ Odom8 tackles · 2025
- #6Sanders Ellis7 tackles · 2025
- #36Jabari Mitchell2 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology