Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-45vs Georgia | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Ben Bogle
Senior linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 226 lb · Ponte Vedra, FL
CFB Index 51 · #286 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred West Virginia → Arkansas 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.
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
QB hurries: 79th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
16
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, vs Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Southern Illinois in 2022.
- Transferred from West Virginia to Arkansas in 2026.
Ben Bogle
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Ben Bogle has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Georgia, Week 3, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Southern Illinoisout of Nease
202512 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
2025West Virginia
2026Arkansas
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas | 16 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 37 | 19 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Ben Bogle's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–14
1 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakups
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Arkansas1-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups16 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
56.6%
125 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
73.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
145 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kenny Soares Jr.’s 2024 season.
Matches Kenny on
Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Geiger's junior season at Kentucky (2021).
86%match
Matches Jalen on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Ben Bogle
The linebacker corps · Arkansas
- #7Bradley Shaw50 tackles · 2025
- #44Ben Bogle37 tackles · 2025
- #10Wyatt Simmons17 tackles · 2025
- #8Phoenix Jackson9 tackles · 2025
- #42Jeremy Evans7 tackles · 2025
4 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology