Mississippi Valley State · W 44-10 · FCS
5 tackles
UT Rio Grande Valley · W 31-28 · FCS
12 tackles
Lamar · L 18-49 · FCS
11 tackles, 1 for loss
Houston Christian · L 2-16 · FCS
11 tackles
Stephen F. Austin · L 0-56 · FCS
2 tackles
Northwestern State · W 31-27 · FCS
11 tackles, 1.5 for loss
McNeese · L 3-16
No tackles.
Loftin has tackles in 8 of Nicholls’s 9 games: none against McNeese.
Kennon Loftin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1 INT against UT Rio Grande Valley — Week 2, 2026.
63 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 63 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 63 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 |
| Wk 3 | L 0-59@ Sam Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49vs Lamar | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 2-16@ Houston Christian | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-56vs Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-27@ Northwestern State | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Week 2 · 2026
W 31-28
1 interception · 12 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Edged out UT Rio Grande Valley at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups63 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.4%
444 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
104.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
63 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #141 at the position.
The No. 1,751 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Southland as a junior.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
