Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Tywon Christopher
Sophomore linebacker for Kennesaw State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 221 lb · Thomasville, GA
CFB Index 65 · #163 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Kennesaw 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
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs West Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Kennesaw State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kennesaw State in 2024.
Tywon Christopher
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Kennesaw State since. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Georgia State, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2024
- Signed with Kennesaw State2-star out of Thomas County Central
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Kennesaw State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jerry Mack — 11-5 over that span.
2025Kennesaw State10-4HC: Jerry Mack · Run-leaning
2026Kennesaw State1-1HC: Jerry Mack · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Jerry Mack
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
65 · #163 of 583 LBs
Two-star recruit. Now #163 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #14 of 45 Conference USA LBs
How the All-Conference USA 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 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 81 | 37 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 89 | 38 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 47–0
vs West Georgia
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 47-point win at home against West Georgia.
With T. Morgan — 76 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · R. Collins — 156 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.3 · 51 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josiah Taylor’s 2025 season.
75%match
Matches Josiah on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Josiah on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Shorts's freshman season at Southern Miss (2020).
Matches Malik on
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Malik on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tywon Christopher
The linebacker corps · Kennesaw State
- #44Baron Hopson139 tackles · 2025
- #11Tywon Christopher81 tackles · 2025
- #18Josh Anglin38 tackles · 2025
- #1Donovan Westmoreland35 tackles · 2025
- #28Karson Moss3 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Kennesaw State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology