Sophomore linebacker for Western Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Dike, IA
The story
2 linebacker for Western Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Nick Reinicke
Iowa State to Western Illinois — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Wisconsin, Week 2, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Western Illinois
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Campbell — 19-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Plays / game
0.0
3 games
Team sack rate
0.0%
25 dropbacks · PBP
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 65–14
vs Northwestern (IA)
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 51-point win at home against Northwestern (IA).
With E. Jackson-Anderson — 59 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · P. Tucker — 1 rec · 14 yds
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 65-14vs Northwestern (IA) | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 10-41vs Illinois State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-36@ Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |