Middle Tennessee · W 28-26
No tackles.
Missouri State · W 30-24
No tackles.
Gardner-Webb · W 36-35 · FCS
No tackles.
Coastal Carolina · L 21-27
No tackles.
Lester has tackles in 4 of Marshall’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Tristan Lester
On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama, Week 8, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-23 at Old Dominion, play by play
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 4 games with play by play.
How Marshall’s defense played that day
Old Dominion’s 14 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 8 · 2026
W 20-13
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
