Colorado State · W 31-14
4 tackles
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Jordan Pendleton
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Washington State, Week 6, 2026.
27 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 27 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 27 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 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 17-29vs Idaho State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ No. 19 Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ No. 17 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-37@ No. 22 Boise State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16vs Washington State | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%3 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups27 tackles · 3 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
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