Simeon Coleman
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Cincinnati linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Texas Tech — Week 8, 2026.
54 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 54 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 39 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 32 | 14 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 125 | 57 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
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 34-15vs Boston College | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-26vs Kansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-34@ Arizona | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ West Virginia | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-24vs No. 8 Texas Tech | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 6 Utah | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 25-49 vs Utah, play by play
6 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Cincinnati’s defense played that day
Utah’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored.
10 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, down 24-0.
5 tackles.
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.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 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.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%5 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups54 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 17-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
42.4%
221 pass / 300 run
Plays / game
65.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
247 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
54 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #121 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #55 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,118 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Scott Satterfield.
