Old Dominion · W 36-23
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 5 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Javae Gilmore
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jeff Lebby and Tony Gibson. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Coastal Carolina — Week 6, 2026.
41 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 41 | 19 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Marshall | 56 | 18 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 99 | 38 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 19 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-23 at Old Dominion, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 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.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
10 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 pass broken up, tied for 9th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
4 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, down 35-33.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 7 ended Missouri State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 7. Fourth quarter, up 30-24. Ended Missouri State’s drive (downs).
3 tackles.
5 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.
Week 4 · 2026
W 36-35
vs Gardner-Webb
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
7%3 pass breakups41 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #171 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #17 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach, Zach Arnett, Jeff Lebby and Tony Gibson.
