Pittsburgh · L 11-34
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 5 tackles. This one was 4 below.
E.J. Lightsey
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Kirby Smart and Brent Key. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
34 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 76 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 23 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 69 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-49vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 11-34@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 11-34 at Pittsburgh, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Georgia Tech’s defense played that day
Pittsburgh’s 15 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 3.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 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. He hurried the quarterback once.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 12 for him; the box score credits 11.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups34 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #404 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #54 of 74 ACC 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.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart and Brent Key.
