Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-39@ USC | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Tytus Khajavi
Sophomore linebacker for Fresno State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Fresno, CA · Clovis West HS
CFB Index 43 · #351 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Fresno State 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
8
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, at USC
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Fresno State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2024.
Tytus Khajavi
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Fresno State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 tackles against USC — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Clovis West
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Entz — 10-5 over that span.
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026Fresno State1-1HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
43 · #351 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #351 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #23 of 45 Mountain West LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 37 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 45 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–3
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Fresno State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nylan Brown’s 2025 season.
Matches Nylan on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Nylan on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Melendez's freshman season at Auburn (2025).
78%match
Matches Elijah on
Weight
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Tytus Khajavi
Background
2025 (R-FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games this season … started in the final six games of the year … had 37 total tackles (19 solo) … added 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, a quarterback hurry and an interception … had a career-high six tackles twice, at Colorado State (Oct. 10) and vs Wyoming (Nov. 15) … st...
The linebacker corps · Fresno State
- #35Tytus Khajavi37 tackles · 2025
- #10K'Vion Thunderbird32 tackles · 2025
- #18Logan Studt17 tackles · 2025
- #25Justin Johnson3 tackles · 2025
- #36Tommy Nix1 tackle · 2025
5 more on the roster · Fresno State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology