Jack Pyburn is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at LSU.
Pyburn holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 6 tackles against Oklahoma, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10@ No. 4 Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-7vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-10vs Florida | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-24@ No. 13 Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-10vs South Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ No. 17 Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 3 Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-20@ No. 4 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-22vs Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-10vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-17@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 17 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%2 sacksTFL rate
12%6 TFLHurry rate
8%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
33%2 of 6 pressures51 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Wilson
Pass share
55.0%
443 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
51 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #174 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #9 of 16 SEC DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Billy Napier, Brian Kelly and Frank Wilson.
