Georgia Southern · W 27-24
No tackles.
McGill has tackles in 8 of James Madison’s 9 games: none against Georgia Southern.
TJ McGill
Played for two head coaches at James Madison: Bob Chesney and Billy Napier. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Troy — Week 9, 2026.
26 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | James Madison | 26 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
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 20-13vs Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-13@ San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 46-20@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-22vs Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-34@ App State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24vs Troy | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 26 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 20-13
vs Liberty
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL26 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
45.5%
283 pass / 339 run
Plays / game
69.1
9 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
306 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Chesney → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
