Noah Nixon
Three seasons in the Army linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Memphis — Week 9, 2026.
22 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-3vs Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs South Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-24vs Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35@ Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-49@ Memphis | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 22-49 at Memphis, play by play
7 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Memphis’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 14-7. Ended Memphis’s drive (fumble).
How Army’s defense played that day
Memphis’s 11 drives: 4 stopped (1 takeaway) · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 5. His forced fumble came with Army down 7.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, up 20-14.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 24-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
16.6%
85 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
