BYU · L 10-17
No tackles.
Baylor · W 17-6
No tackles.
West Virginia · L 20-24
No tackles.
Kansas · W 22-16
No tackles.
Short has tackles in 4 of TCU’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Michael Short
Played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against UCF — Week 4, 2026.
17 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TCU | 17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 23 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 33 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-21@ UCF | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
1 tackle.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 42-7.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -7 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 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.
The No. 1,365 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Mack Brown, Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery and Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to TCU
