Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-41@ Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Justus Boone
Senior linebacker for Wisconsin. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 280 lb · Sumter, SC · Sumter
CFB Index 50 · #164 of 330 interior linemenHigh confidenceTransferred Arkansas → Wisconsin for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Notre Dame
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Wisconsin. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2021.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Wisconsin in 2026.
Justus Boone
Wins his gap play after play. Four head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2021
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Sumter
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wisconsin
2025Arkansas
2026Wisconsin
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Wisconsin1-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #164 of 330 interior linemen
Former four-star. Now #164 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–9
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justus Boone’s 2022 season.
Matches Justus on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gilber Edmond's senior season at Florida State (2023).
87%match
Matches Gilber on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Justus Boone
Background
2025 Season (Redshirt senior at Arkansas): Saw action in 12 games with three starts … tallied 28 total tackles, including one and a half tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup and three quarterback hurries … played in the regular season finale against Missouri (Nov. 29) … recorded a tackle,...
The linebacker corps · Wisconsin
- #8Mason Posa57 tackles · 2025
- #44Cooper Catalano56 tackles · 2025
- Justus Boone28 tackles · 2025
- #15Sebastian Cheeks24 tackles · 2025
- #28Jon Jon Kamara13 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Wisconsin team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology