Tywon Christopher
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Kennesaw State since. The first career honor came in 2025: Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 15 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Jacksonville State, Week 6, 2026.
63 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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.
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 | Kennesaw State | 63 | 33 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 81 | 37 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 144 | 70 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup.
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 47-0vs West Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-42@ No. 15 Tennessee | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17@ Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27vs Jacksonville State | 15 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Missouri State | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-34vs Liberty | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-28@ Middle Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 33 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 28 · W 44-28 at Middle Tennessee, play by play
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 59 yards for the score. 8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Intercepted, returned 59 yards for the score. Third quarter, made it 27-17.
His defensive touchdowns put 16 points on the board directly. Without them the final is 28-28, not 44-28 — a tie game instead of a win.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kennesaw State’s defense played that day
Middle Tennessee’s 14 drives: 10 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8. His pick-six came with Kennesaw State up 2.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 12 tackles, including 2 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 15 tackles, including 2 more for loss. The fumble he forced ended Jacksonville State’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 14 of his 15, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, down 24-23. Ended Jacksonville State’s drive (fumble).
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%3 pass breakups63 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jerry Mack — 12-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
51.0%
256 pass / 246 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
292 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
63 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #14 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 3,084 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks, and Jerry Mack. Multi-era developmental context.
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