BYU · L 17-28
No tackles.
Texas Tech · L 26-34
No tackles.
Mann has tackles in 6 of Arizona’s 8 games: none against BYU and Texas Tech.
Jabari Mann
Second year in the Arizona linebacker corps. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Iowa State — Week 8, 2026.
12 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
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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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-31@ West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 39-3vs Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Brent Brennan, all balanced offenses — 15-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #428 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #47 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,586 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brent Brennan.
