Junior linebacker for Wake Forest. 2025: 39 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Decatur, MS · Newton County
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
tackles · 2025
1.5 TFL · 2 PBU
Best game: 7 tackles, vs Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Wake Forest. 2025: 39 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Tackles: 68th percentile.
The full scouting readTylan McNichols
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two seasons at Wake Forest, two different head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Rice — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Wake Forest
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #477 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-42vs Alabama State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Memphis | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 39 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Karene Reid’s 2021 season.
Matches Karene on
Differs from Karene on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Anglin's sophomore season at Tulsa (2025).
Matches Josh on
Player DNA
Prior to Wake Forest 2025 (Sophomore at UAB) Appeared in 10 games and made seven starts... Recorded 39 tackles, two PBU, 1.5 TFL, and one fumble recovery... registered 4+ tackles in five games... career-best nine tackles on Nov. 8 at Rice. 2024 (Freshman at UAB) Appeared in all 12 games as a true...
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