Isaac Paul
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Kennesaw State. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Georgia State — Week 2, 2026.
30 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | 30 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 57 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 54 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 141 | 75 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 4 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 47-0vs West Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 9-42@ No. 15 Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17@ Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Missouri State | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-34vs Liberty | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-28@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 28 · W 44-28 at Middle Tennessee, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 interception, 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception ended Middle Tennessee’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 34-20. Ended Middle Tennessee’s drive (int).
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kennesaw State’s defense played that day
Middle Tennessee’s 14 drives: 10 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8. His interception came with Kennesaw State up 14.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. His sack on 3rd and 7 ended Missouri State’s drive (punt).
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 7. Second quarter, down 6-0. Ended Missouri State’s drive (punt).
3 tackles.
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.
1 tackle.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 9 · 2026
W 44-28
1 interception · 4 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Edged out Middle Tennessee on the road in a shootout.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL30 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
51.0%
256 pass / 246 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
292 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #169 at the position.
The No. 2,112 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks, and Jerry Mack. Multi-era developmental context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
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