Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
Jacksonville State is 6-2.
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Jacksonville State. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Conference USA. On tape: 2 tackles against North Dakota State, Week 1, 2026.
2 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 83 | 44 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Career | 85 | 45 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
Game log
The season, game by game
L 7-33 at North Dakota StateAug. 292 tkl0 TFL
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
- 2 tackles
- 1 pass broken up
- First quarterbegan tied 0-0
- 3rd & 5○Broken up
- FinalL 7-33
a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Charles Kelly — 15-7 over that span.
2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy
2026Jacksonville State6-2HC: Charles Kelly · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.9%
213 pass / 272 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
240 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
66 · #157 of 583 LBs · 2025
Three-star recruit. Now #157 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #11 of 45 Conference USA LBs
- #1Sifa Leota
- #10Parker Hughes
- #11Mac Sanders
- #12Sone Aupiu
How the All-Conference USA base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Starter
The No. 2,034 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA.
Two seasons at Jacksonville State
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Jacksonville State KellyYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Jacksonville State KellyYear 1 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- High school OlaMcDonough, GA · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 2,034 in the 2025 class. Signed with Jacksonville State.Also from Ola: Michael Knight (Coastal Carolina) and Malik Love (Middle Tennessee).
Honored in a first season.
2025 12 games
- Signed with Jacksonville StateThree-star, out of Ola
- All-Conference USAhonorable mention
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Conference USA Freshman Player of the Week