Junior linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Wake Forest, NC
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMarco Patierno
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He got to Eastern Michigan by way of Elon. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Eastern Kentucky, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 42 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 42 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-21vs Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 19-28@ Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-62@ Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dorian Hopkins’s 2023 season.
Matches Dorian on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Harrison Taggart's junior season at California (2025).
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Player DNA