Junior linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 228 lb · Laurel, MS
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 98th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 tackles, 1 INT, vs UT Rio Grande Valley
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Kennon Loftin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The receipt: 12 tackles, 1 INT against UT Rio Grande Valley — Week 2, 2026.
24 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (96th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-10vs Mississippi Valley State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 3-71@ Kansas State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Alex Bertrando’s 2016 season.
Matches Alex on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Burks's freshman season at Eastern Michigan (2019).
Matches Brandon on
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