Northwestern · W 34-26
7 tackles
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Jerry Mixon
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Oregon linebacker corps to date. The first career honor came in 2025: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oklahoma State, Week 2, 2026.
38 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 7 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 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 84-0vs Portland State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-27@ No. 12 USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 15-17vs No. 21 UCLA | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14vs Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-21@ Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 20 Northwestern | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Northwestern, play by play
7 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 8 games with play by play.
How Oregon’s defense played that day
Northwestern’s 11 drives: 5 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 11.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended UCLA’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 10-6. Ended UCLA’s drive (int).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 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.
Ratings of the games shown run from +7 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups38 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dan Lanning — 43-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
52.9%
289 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
313 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #233 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #14 of 72 Big Ten 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 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dan Lanning.
