Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Carson Sloan
Junior linebacker for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Blackshear, GA
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Maine
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Samford in 2024.
Carson Sloan
The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Maine — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Samfordout of Pierce County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
1 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 1 hurries
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026App State3-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (93rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
47.7%
112 pass / 123 run
Plays / game
78.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The linebacker corps · App State
- #10Colton Phares101 tackles · 2025
- #56Kyle Arnholt56 tackles · 2025
- Jaelin Willis39 tackles · 2025
- #13Keshawn Thomas37 tackles · 2025
- #5Carson Sloan2 games · 2026
11 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology