UCF · L 13-21
No tackles.
Kansas · W 22-16
8 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 6 games average 5 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Carroll has tackles in 7 of TCU’s 8 games: none against UCF.
Max Carroll
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the TCU linebacker corps. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against North Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
36 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17vs No. 10 BYU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-6@ Baylor | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-16vs Kansas | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 22-16 vs Kansas, play by play
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 60 yards for the score. 8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 4th and 5, returned 60 yards for the score. Third quarter, cut it to 13-7.
His defensive touchdowns put 14 points on the board directly. Without them the final is 8-16, not 22-16 — the difference between winning and losing.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 1 interception, 1 forced fumble in the 7 games with play by play.
How TCU’s defense played that day
Kansas’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9. His pick-six came with TCU down 13.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles. The fumble he forced ended North Carolina’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 12-10. Ended North Carolina’s drive (fumble).
Week 9 · 2026
W 22-16
vs Kansas
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -7 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%2 pass breakups36 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 27-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
50.8%
270 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #239 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #63 of 73 Big 12 LBs
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 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sonny Dykes.
