Bryce Llewellyn
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Transferred to Eastern Michigan from Charleston Southern. First career honor, 2025: All-MAC. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Ohio — Week 8, 2026.
53 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 | Eastern Michigan | 53 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 103 | 44 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 164 | 76 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 8): −1 pass breakup, 11 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 53 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 24 · L 20-24 at Ohio, play by play
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 12 for him; the box score credits 11.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How Eastern Michigan’s defense played that day
Ohio’s 9 drives: 6 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9.
10 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
3 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.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL53 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Chris Creighton — 13-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.8%
333 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
66.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 40 Mid-American DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
