Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#10
Raul Aguirre Jr.
Senior linebacker for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Fayetteville, GA
CFB Index 25 · #495 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Miami → NC State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 94th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
21
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far
Statement game18 tacklesat Virginia (FBS) · L 8-34
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2023.
Raul Aguirre Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Raul Aguirre Jr. has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 18 tackles against Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
21 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20235 games
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Whitewater
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
NC State
Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to NC State
2025Miami
2026NC State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th 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 2 games: 10.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 73–0
vs Richmond
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to David Reese’s 2018 season.
Matches David on
TFL rate
PD rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Oumar Diomande's senior season at Colorado State (2026).
Matches Oumar on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Raul Aguirre Jr.
The linebacker corps · NC State
- Raul Aguirre Jr.43 tackles · 2025
- #5Harvey Dyson III31 tackles · 2025
- #30Zane Williams13 tackles · 2025
- #15AJ Richardson12 tackles · 2025
- #42Kevon Carter7 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology