Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Shamar Meikle
Junior linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Miramar, FL · Miramar HS
CFB Index 43 · #358 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Oregon State → South Florida 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.
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2024.
- Transferred from Oregon State to South Florida in 2026.
Shamar Meikle
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Trent Bray and Brian Hartline. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Army — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Miramar
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025Oregon State
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
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: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
43 · #358 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #358 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 28 | 15 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 18 | 8.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Donterry Russell’s 2023 season.
77%match
Matches Donterry on
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Donterry on
Hurry rate (lower)
Class year (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina's sophomore season at Hawai'i (2025).
77%match
Matches Lesterlaisene on
Weight
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Lesterlaisene on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Shamar Meikle
Background
Pronounced Sha-mar Me-cal A transfer defensive end who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after playing two seasons and 21 games at Oregon State...arrived in Tampa with 38 career tackles, seven tackles for loss and two sacks...from Miramar, Fla....former Broward County Defensive Player of the Ye...
The linebacker corps · South Florida
- #25Zavier Hamilton37 tackles · 2025
- #10Shamar Meikle28 tackles · 2025
- #6Rodney Hill18 tackles · 2025
- #45Marshon Oxley15 tackles · 2025
- #7Sam Robinson12 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology