Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#64
Noah Patterson
Junior defensive lineman on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 295 lb · South Point, OH · Ironton
Returning to Eastern Michigan for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, at Michigan State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2024.
Noah Patterson
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Eastern Michigan. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Michigan State, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Eastern Michigan3-star out of Ironton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 5-10 over that span.
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
2026Eastern Michigan1-2HC: Chris Creighton · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -14 net (12 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Hugo Klages’s 2021 season.
Matches Hugo on
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Brent Gordon Jr.'s freshman season at Louisiana (2025).
89%match
Matches Brent on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Noah Patterson
Background
EMU: 2025: Played in 10 games…Recorded 11 tackles with two solo and nine assisted stops…Posted a career-high four tackles against Bowling Green (Nov. 8)…Earned Academic All-MAC honors…2024: Played only four games to preserve his redshirted season…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Ironton High School and play...
The defensive line · Eastern Michigan
- #54Quincy Byas5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Carter Evans4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Ronn Hardin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Warren-Stevens Tayou1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #64Noah Patterson0 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Eastern Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology