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 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-45vs Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Bradley Shaw
Sophomore linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 229 lb · Hoover, AL
CFB Index 50 · #290 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
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
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 59th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
15
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, at Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Arkansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2024.
Bradley Shaw
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Bradley Shaw has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Arkansas. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Utah — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20247 games
- Signed with Arkansas4-star out of Hoover
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Bradley Shaw'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 · 3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
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: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Arkansas1-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: solo tackles (21st 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups15 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 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #49 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Nate DeRider’s 2017 season.
Matches Nate on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Todd Bradley's junior season at Georgia Southern (2020).
82%match
Matches Todd on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
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