Oklahoma · W 42-25
9 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 8 tackles. This one was 1 above.
“These announcers fighting for their lives with ‘Okoronkwo,’ number 5 announcing crew.”
Justin Okoronkwo
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Kalen DeBoer and Shane Beamer. A game that shows it: 14 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 3, 2026.
62 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 62 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 63 | 39 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Alabama | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 139 | 80 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
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 57-0vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 42-25 at Oklahoma, play by play
9 tackles.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How South Carolina’s defense played that day
Oklahoma’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
10 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
6 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Florida’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 38-13. Ended Florida’s drive (int).
11 tackles.
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. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
A big game: 14 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 15 for him; the box score credits 14.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 8 · 2026
W 27-24
vs Tennessee
1.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups62 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
62 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #186 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #48 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Kalen DeBoer and Shane Beamer.
From Munich, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
