James Madison · L 13-20
No tackles.
Gardner-Webb · W 24-23 · FCS
No tackles.
Florida International · W 49-10
4 tackles, 2 for loss
The other 5 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Guy has tackles in 6 of Liberty’s 8 games: none against James Madison and Gardner-Webb.
Izaiah Guy
The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Shawn Elliott, Dell McGee, Kevin Patrick and Jamey Chadwell. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Sam Houston — Week 6, 2026.
18 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 18 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 30 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Georgia State | 25 | 19 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 54 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 8 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-14@ Delaware | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 35-3vs Sam Houston | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-6@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 49-10
2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Florida International.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to -8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%4 TFL18 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #391 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Shawn Elliott, Dell McGee, Alex Golesh and Jamey Chadwell.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
