VMI · W 38-10 · FCS
5 tackles
San Diego · W 59-17 · FCS
1 tackle, 0.5 for loss
Southern Utah · W 28-24 · FCS
9 tackles, 1.5 for loss
Northern Arizona · L 31-38
No tackles.
Weber State · L 20-27 · FCS
6 tackles
Portland State · W 38-8 · FCS
8 tackles
Utah Tech · W 34-27 · FCS
6 tackles, 0.5 for loss
Saxton has tackles in 8 of Idaho State’s 9 games: none against Northern Arizona.
Titan Saxton
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Came to Idaho State by way of Utah State. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Southern Utah — Week 4, 2026.
46 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 46 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Utah State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 0.5 tackles 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 38-10vs VMI | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 29-17@ Utah State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs San Diego | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-24@ Southern Utah | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-25vs Cal Poly | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27@ Weber State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-8vs Portland State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-27@ Utah Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 9 · 2026
W 34-27
at Utah Tech
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL46 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
46 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #105 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Blake Anderson and Bronco Mendenhall.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Idaho State
