2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Kelvon Mcbride
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Doeren and Tony Gibson. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Gardner-Webb — Week 4, 2026.
29 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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): 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 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 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 5.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-23 at Old Dominion, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 19. Fourth quarter, up 36-23.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Marshall’s defense played that day
Old Dominion’s 14 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Second quarter, down 17-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%3 sacksTFL rate
19%6 TFLHurry rate
24%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
30%3 of 10 pressures29 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
29 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #99 at the position.
The No. 1,062 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Tony Gibson.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
