Georgia Southern · L 3-19
10 tackles
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 6 above.
Juan Berchal
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons in the App State secondary to date. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Georgia Southern — Week 9, 2026.
35 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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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Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 10 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 55-3vs Maine | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-41@ NC State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32@ Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31vs James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-19@ Georgia Southern | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Oct. 31 · L 3-19 at Georgia Southern, play by play
10 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How App State’s defense played that day
Georgia Southern’s 8 drives: 3 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
2 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 7 ended Old Dominion’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, up 3-0. Ended Old Dominion’s drive (int).
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
2 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.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL35 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Dowell Loggains — 10-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
51.1%
280 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #115 at the position.
The No. 2,281 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
