Penn State · L 17-31
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Winston Berglund
Played for two head coaches at Purdue: Ryan Walters and Barry Odom. On tape: 5 tackles against Notre Dame, Week 4, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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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Last game (Wk 9): 3 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 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-38vs Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups19 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.8%
265 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
297 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #535 at the position.
The No. 1,026 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
