Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs UTEP | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-20@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Michigan is 5-3.
Played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The first one came in 2022: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTEP, Week 3, 2026.
5 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.
What fans said
at Minnesota, Oct 3fire everyone but Alford and HillMichigan fan, r/CFB game thread
vs UTEP, Sep 19Referee giveth, Alford taketh away.Michigan fan, r/CFB game thread
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | BYU | 21 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Utah State | 31 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 59 | 33 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 3 · 2026
W 52-17
vs UTEP
1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against UTEP.
Teams and coaches
2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2024Utah State4-8HC: Nate Dreiling · Balanced
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026Michigan5-3HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
39.5%
192 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
60.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
217 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
5 tackles in 2 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,158 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten.
Five seasons, three schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Michigan WhittinghamYear 5 · 2 games
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalBYU to Michigan
- 2025 BYU SitakeYear 4 · 7 games
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalUtah State to BYU
- 2024 Utah State DreilingYear 3 · 1 game
- 2023 Utah State AndersonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2022 Utah State AndersonYear 1 · 10 games
- High school Park CityPark City, UT · Class of 2022Three-star, No. 2,158 in the 2022 class. Signed with Utah State.Also from Park City: Blake Tabaracci (San José State), Ben Beatty (Washington State), Stone Combs (Rice) and 1 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Utah State to BYU, Jan 1, 2025.
- Transferred from BYU to Michigan, Jan 13, 2026.
Honored in a first season.
2022 10 games
- Signed with Utah StateThree-star, out of Park City
2025 7 games
- Transferred to BYUfrom Utah State
2026
- Transferred to Michiganfrom BYU
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coaches2022–2023
Utah State
2024era →
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Played for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, Kalani Sitake and Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan
2022–24Utah State
2025BYU
2026Michigan