Middle Tennessee · W 28-26
No tackles.
Missouri State · W 30-24
No tackles.
Gardner-Webb · W 36-35 · FCS
No tackles.
James Madison · L 17-45
No tackles.
Marshall has tackles in 4 of Marshall’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Jalen Marshall
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Marshall. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama — Week 8, 2026.
20 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
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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Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-23 at Old Dominion, play by play
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 4 games with play by play.
How Marshall’s defense played that day
Old Dominion’s 14 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
10%2 pass breakups20 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Tony Gibson, all run-leaning offenses — 10-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
2026 is in progress.
