Indiana · L 0-38
No tackles.
Sam Houston · W 16-3
No tackles.
Delaware · L 21-35
No tackles.
Donald has tackles in 5 of Western Kentucky’s 8 games: none against Indiana, Sam Houston and Delaware.
Jordan Donald
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Western Kentucky. On tape: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Missouri State, Week 6, 2026.
16 tackles · 1 sack
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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 30 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ No. 2 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Mercyhurst | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-13vs Missouri State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2026
W 34-13
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Missouri State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups16 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 12-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.4%
444 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
104.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 2,034 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
