Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kaven Call
Redshirt junior linebacker for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 244 lb · Apopka, FL · Apopka
Returning to Middle Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
6
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at Marshall
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2023.
- Transferred from UCF to East Tennessee State in 2025.
Kaven Call
Kaven Call has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Marshall — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Apopka
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2026Middle Tennessee1-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 3.0 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
Derek Mason
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 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
1 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (20 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #119
Background
2025 (r-Sophomore at ETSU) • Played in all 12 games • Finished with 23 tackles, including 4.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, seven hurries, two pass breakups and an interception • His interception came against West Georgia • Had a season-high five stops against Samford to go with a sack and a forced fumble 202...
The linebacker corps · Middle Tennessee
- #26Korey Smith38 tackles · 2025
- #46Reggie Johnson35 tackles · 2025
- #31Mathias Malaki-Donaldson7 tackles · 2025
- #16Jaiyden Thompson4 tackles · 2025
- #44Kaven Call2 games · 2026
11 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology