East Carolina · L 17-20
No tackles.
Georgia Southern · L 15-23
No tackles.
Babin has tackles in 7 of Old Dominion’s 9 games: none against East Carolina and Georgia Southern.
Talan Babin
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Marshall — Week 9, 2026.
17 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 17 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 17 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-46vs James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-42@ Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3@ App State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-26@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-36vs Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-10
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Norfolk State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.6%
243 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
61.9
9 games
Team sack rate
13.3%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
