Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#5
Tyler Martin
Senior linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Acton, MA · Buckingham Browne & Nichols
CFB Index 60 · #207 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Massachusetts for 2026
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
10
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, at Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2022.
- Transferred from Arizona to Massachusetts in 2023.
Tyler Martin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Tyler Martin has been at Massachusetts through three head coaches in four seasons. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt: 7 tackles against Sacred Heart — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
20238 games
- Entered the portal
202511 games
- All-MACthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Massachusetts
2025–2026era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Played under 3 different head coaches: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (10th 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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #18 of 55 Mid-American LBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 97 | 34 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 14 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 148 | 56 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
7 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cal Haladay’s 2021 season.
Matches Cal on
TFL rate
Weight
Class year
Differs from Cal on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Aaron Alexander's junior season at Arkansas State (2025).
86%match
Matches Aaron on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Martin
Background
2026 • Graduate Student Phil Steele's Preseason First Team Athlon Sports All-MAC First Team Defense 2025 • Redshirt Junior All-MAC Third Team Defense Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award Watchlist Totaled 103 tackles with 36 solo and 67 assisted Recorded four tackles for loss, an interce...
The linebacker corps · Massachusetts
- #5Tyler Martin97 tackles · 2025
- #44Timmy Hinspeter69 tackles · 2025
- #15Khari Bendolph16 tackles · 2025
- #36David Timson2 tackles · 2025
- #18Dinos Drossos1 tackle · 2025
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology