Wesley Edison
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arkansas State — Week 7, 2026.
54 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 | Southern Miss | 54 | 29 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Career | 54 | 29 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
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 49-3vs Alcorn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Tulane | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Troy | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Arkansas State | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ UL Monroe | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-21 at UL Monroe, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Southern Miss’s defense played that day
UL Monroe’s 13 drives: 10 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 7.
10 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 14. Second quarter, up 14-7.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 12 for him; the box score credits 11.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, down 16-7.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 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.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups54 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
54 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Sun Belt Conference
