California · W 31-10
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
“Satchell will be gone next year to a far better team than this pile of garbage”
Elijah Satchell
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Stanford — Week 8, 2026.
17 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NC State | 17 | 14 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 17 | 14 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 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 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-31vs App State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Stanford | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 31-10vs California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 14 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-10 vs California, play by play
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
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, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How NC State’s defense played that day
California’s 13 drives: 11 stopped (1 takeaway) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 9. His hurry came with the game tied.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 14-7.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 14-7.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 21-7.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
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.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
29%5 TFLSack rate
24%4 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups17 tackles · 5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
47.0%
258 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
288 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 #101 at the position.
The No. 1,263 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a freshman.
