Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ 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 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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TJ Burkhalter
Freshman linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Houston, TX
Returning to Texas State for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, at Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas State in 2025.
TJ Burkhalter
He has spent two seasons in the Texas State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UTSA — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Texas State3-star out of Klein Forest
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 7-8 over that span.
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
The linebacker corps · Texas State
- #29Treylin Payne101 tackles · 2025
- #15Ayden Jones52 tackles · 2025
- #16Terrence Cooks II46 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Nilles27 tackles · 2025
- #11TJ Burkhalter2 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology