Utah State · W 16-14
No tackles.
Eastern Washington · W 48-16 · FCS
No tackles.
Minnesota · L 24-27
No tackles.
Karnley has tackles in 5 of Washington’s 8 games: none against Utah State, Eastern Washington and Minnesota.
Emmanuel Karnley
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. On tape: 5 tackles against Iowa, Week 6, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Emmanuel Karnley vs Iowa.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Virginia | 26 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | Arizona | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Washington State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-25@ No. 18 USC | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs No. 20 Iowa | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-26@ Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10@ Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 17-10 at Nebraska, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 interception, 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception ended Nebraska’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 Nebraska’s drive (int).
Against his own season: tied for his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
How Washington’s defense played that day
Nebraska’s 11 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 10.
3 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.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 9 · 2026
W 17-10
at Nebraska
1 interception · 3 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
26%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
19tackles this season19 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
56.4%
287 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
63.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jedd Fisch, Brent Brennan and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Washington
