Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Mayson Hitchens
Senior linebacker for Central Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Anaheim, CA · El Modeno H.S.
Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
QB hurries: 83rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
15
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, 1 INT, vs Colgate
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Central Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearMayson Hitchens
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The receipt: 10 tackles, 1 INT against Colgate — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Central Michigan1-1HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 13–10
vs Colgate
10 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · D. Duley — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 37 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jamal Brooks’s 2019 season.
Matches Jamal on
Weight
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Jamal on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Terrence Williams's senior season at Louisiana (2024).
Matches Terrence on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Background
CAREER Enrolled at Central Michigan in June 2026 … Played the last three years and 28 games at Weber State University, where he accumulated 148 tackles (61 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss for 12 yards, three pass breakups and one blocked kick … All-Big Sky pick as a senior in 2025. 2025 AT WEBER STAT...
The linebacker corps · Central Michigan
- #11Xavier White26 tackles · 2025
- #8Victor Earl15 tackles · 2025
- #10Jeremiah Alston-Jackson1 tackle · 2025
- #35Mayson Hitchens2 games · 2026
- #40Brett McCalla2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology