East Carolina · L 9-17
14 tackles
The other 7 games average 9 tackles. This one was 5 above.
Curly Ordonez
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at Temple since. The first one came in 2025: All-AAC. One game to point at: 14 tackles against East Carolina — Week 9, 2026.
75 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Last game (Wk 9): 14 tackles.
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 38-14vs Rhode Island | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs No. 16 Penn State | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 48-49@ Toledo | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21vs Army | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-13@ South Florida | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-34vs UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-38vs Charlotte | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-17@ East Carolina | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Total | 75 | 45 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 9-17 at East Carolina, play by play
A big game: 14 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 15 for him; the box score credits 14.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Temple’s defense played that day
East Carolina’s 9 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 7.
8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
A big game: 12 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 13 for him; the box score credits 12.
A big game: 12 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 13 for him; the box score credits 12.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 9. First quarter, tied 0-0.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups75 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under K.C. Keeler — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 12.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
37.4%
170 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
56.9
8 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
192 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #28 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
