Alabama · L 10-48
No tackles.
App State · L 24-27
No tackles.
Rice · W 28-12
No tackles.
UAB · L 17-30
No tackles.
Temple · W 17-9
No tackles.
Porter has tackles in 3 of East Carolina’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
East Carolina is 4-4.
A game that shows it: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Memphis — Week 8, 2026.
5 tackles · 1 sack
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 3 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-9vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 34-41@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 42-9
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against North Carolina Central.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
45.5%
245 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
277 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 1,976 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic as a freshman.
