Senior linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Jacksonville, FL
The numbers
tackles · 2026
3.5 TFL · 2 sacks
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks, at William & Mary
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Carl Nesmith
Three seasons at Delaware State, two different head coaches: Nate Dreiling and Bronco Mendenhall. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 3.5 TFL against William & Mary, Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nate Dreiling → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile).
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.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 13 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 11 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-34vs Stony Brook | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 15-22@ William & Mary | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 21-6vs Bowie State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
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