South Alabama · W 35-20
4 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Kolbe Fields
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Shane Beamer, Brian Kelly and Sonny Cumbie. Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 13 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Army, Week 5, 2026.
48 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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 | Louisiana Tech | 48 | 13 | 7.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 39 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | 2 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 71 | 37 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 164 | 65 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
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 80-6vs Northwestern State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 8 LSU | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | 9 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Army | 13 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 32-31vs Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0@ UL Monroe | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-0vs Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-20@ South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 13 | 7.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-20 at South Alabama, play by play
4 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana Tech’s defense played that day
South Alabama’s 12 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9. His hurry came with the game tied.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
A big game: 13 tackles. The pressure he forced on 3rd and 1 ended Army’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 14 for him; the box score credits 13.
Hurried the quarterback on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 14-7. Ended Army’s drive (int).
A big game: 9 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 3rd-most tackles for loss in FBS that week. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 16 ended Baylor’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 12-yard loss on 4th and 3. Second quarter, down 20-7. Ended Baylor’s drive (downs).
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 16. Fourth quarter, down 29-13. Ended Baylor’s drive (fumble).
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
3 tackles.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%7 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups48 tackles · 7 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
44.8%
232 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #174 at the position.
Returning starter at linebacker for a 8-5 Louisiana Tech team that went -13 in the portal.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Shane Beamer, Brian Kelly and Sonny Cumbie.
Sun Belt Conference
