Eastern Michigan · W 54-10
No tackles.
Penn State · W 24-20
No tackles.
USC · W 24-7
No tackles.
Garner has tackles in 5 of Wisconsin’s 8 games: none against Eastern Michigan, Penn State and USC.
Michael Garner
Two seasons in the Wisconsin linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 1, 2026.
9 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-3vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ No. 12 UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-30@ Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Luke Fickell — 9-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
43.5%
200 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
57.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 2,179 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
