North Texas · W 49-35
No tackles.
Boise State · L 45-46
2 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 6 games average 1 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Burkhalter has tackles in 7 of Texas State’s 8 games: none against North Texas.
TJ Burkhalter
Two seasons in the Texas State linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boise State — Week 9, 2026.
10 tackles · 0.5 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Incarnate Word | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 66-27vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 63-10
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 53-point win at home against Incarnate Word.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #476 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
