Sacramento State · L 10-31
1 tackle
The other 8 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Rafael Terrero Jr.
A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Akron — Week 8, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 18 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 18 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 36-15
vs Wofford
1 interception · 2 tackles · 1 defensive TD
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups18 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #356 at the position.
The No. 2,391 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a redshirt freshman.
2026 is in progress.
