Wake Forest · L 7-51
1 tackle
The other 8 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Landon Danley
Third year in the same linebacker corps at Virginia. One game to point at: 5 tackles against NC State — Week 1, 2026.
29 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups29 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Tony Elliott — 20-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #464 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #69 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,403 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tony Elliott.
