Northern Arizona · W 35-7 · FCS
No tackles.
Cincinnati · W 34-7
No tackles.
West Virginia · W 52-31
No tackles.
Iowa State · W 39-3
No tackles.
Texas Tech · L 26-34
No tackles.
Harris has tackles in 3 of Arizona’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Arizona is 6-2, No. 24 in the AP poll (week 10).
10 stories in the last 60 days, from 8 outlets.
Arizona's Max Harris and Ismail Mahdi cleared to play at No. 15 BYU
LancasterOnline +2 Sep 11
The four seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Terry Bowden, G.J. Kinne and Brent Brennan. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington State — Week 4, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 8 outlets
Arizona's Max Harris and Ismail Mahdi cleared to play at No. 15 BYU
LancasterOnline +2 Sep 11 · 3 outlets
from 13 outlets
Arizona's Max Harris and Ismail Mahdi cleared to play at No. 15 BYU
LancasterOnline +2 Sep 11 · 3 outlets
Arizona Desert Swarm +1Arizona football training camp notebook: Max Harris, Ismail Mahdi officially added to rosterAug 10
Arizona Daily StarArizona football training camp notes, practice 5: Ismail Mahdi, Max Harris arrive at practiceAug 10Arizona Daily StarArizona football training camp notes, practice 16: Ismail Mahdi, Max Harris take team repsAug 26Arizona Daily Star
CBS SportsArizona Daily StarArizona Desert Swarm +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Arizona21 stories2025 to nowMost about: camp and practice, preview and matchup, in his words.
LancasterOnline +2Arizona's Max Harris and Ismail Mahdi cleared to play at No. 15 BYUSep 11Arizona Desert Swarm +1Arizona football hopeful to add RB Ismail Mahdi, LB Max Harris for 2026 seasonAug 4Arizona Desert Swarm +1Arizona football training camp notebook: Max Harris, Ismail Mahdi officially added to rosterAug 10
247SportsArizona announces return of Ismail Mahdi and Max HarrisAug 10
Texas State2024not tracked
UL Monroe2023not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona | 78 | 39 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 44 | 22 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UL Monroe | 79 | 33 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 211 | 97 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
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 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #43 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.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Terry Bowden, G.J. Kinne and Brent Brennan.
