Carl Nesmith is a linebacker at Delaware State who has played in 8 of Delaware State's 9 games this season, most recently Oct 31 against Norfolk State.
Delaware State is 5-4.
Nesmith ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The three seasons span two head coaches: Nate Dreiling and Bronco Mendenhall. On tape: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against UAlbany, Week 5, 2026.
37 tackles · 7 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 37 | 24 | 12.5 | 7.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 43 | 29 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
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 41-34vs Stony Brook | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 1 | L 15-22@ William & Mary | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 21-6vs Bowie State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-59@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-28vs Towson | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-28@ UAlbany | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 12-31vs North Carolina Central | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-33vs Norfolk State | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 12.5 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 36-33
vs Norfolk State · neutral site
2 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Norfolk State at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
34%12 TFLSack rate
19%7 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups37 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Surprisingly productive for a linebacker with no award recognition yet — top-7% solo-tackle rate, top-1% tackles behind the line.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Nate Dreiling and Bronco Mendenhall.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
