James Madison · W 24-21
2 tackles
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Doug Nelson
A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UL Monroe — Week 8, 2026.
30 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Troy | 30 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 30 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Sam Houston | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-21@ Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-34vs Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-33@ Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-21vs UL Monroe | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 24-21@ James Madison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 29 · W 24-21 at James Madison, play by play
2 tackles. The fumble he forced ended James Madison’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 21-7. Ended James Madison’s drive (fumble).
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Troy’s defense played that day
James Madison’s 16 drives: 13 stopped (5 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 11. His forced fumble came with Troy down 14.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
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.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass. Second quarter, up 10-7. Ended Utah State’s drive (half).
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
10%3 pass breakups30 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
41.1%
230 pass / 329 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #376 at the position.
