2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Marcus Patterson
Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Tyson Helton and Jerry Mack. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia State, Week 2, 2026.
25 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | 25 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 32 | 16 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 22 | 15 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 85 | 47 | 12.5 | 2.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 1 hurry.
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 47-0vs West Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 9-42@ No. 15 Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17@ Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Missouri State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-34vs Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-28@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
12%3 hurries25 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
51.0%
256 pass / 246 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
292 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
25 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #186 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #23 of 45 Conference USA DLs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Jerry Mack.
