Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#36
Justin Townsend
Senior defensive lineman on Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 265 lb · Randolph, NJ · Randolph
Returning to Virginia for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonJustin Townsend
The receipt: 2 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
The defensive line · Virginia
- #33Nnanna Anyanwu7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Fisher Camac5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jason Hammond3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jonathan Allen2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #36Justin Townsend2 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology