Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Isaiah Patterson
Redshirt sophomore linebacker for West Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Tacoma, WA · Yelm
CFB Index 32 · #449 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred UNLV → West Virginia for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Coastal Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for West Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2024.
- Transferred from UNLV to West Virginia in 2026.
Isaiah Patterson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dan Mullen and Rich Rodriguez. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against UT Martin, Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of Yelm
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to West Virginia
2025UNLV
2026West Virginia
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
2026West Virginia2-0HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
32 · #449 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #449 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 14 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UNLV | 46 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs UT Martin
8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 96 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Epps — 18 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Grayson Howard’s 2024 season.
Matches Grayson on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Grayson on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Giacolone's freshman season at New Mexico State (2021).
75%match
Matches Nick on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Nick on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Patterson
Background
Enrolled at WVU in 2026 spring 2025 (r-Fr.) – UNLV Appeared in all 13 games Finished with 40 tackles, including 20 solo stops on the season Added a tackle for loss with an assisted sack and a pass breakup Collected four solo stops in the win at Miami (Ohio) Tallied five tackles with three solo st...
The linebacker corps · West Virginia
- #14Tyler Stolsky86 tackles · 2025
- #16Isaiah Patterson46 tackles · 2025
- #45Malachi Hood44 tackles · 2025
- #15Ben Cutter38 tackles · 2025
- #33Ashton Woods15 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · West Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology