Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#54
Dior Garner
Freshman defensive tackle on Bowling Green's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 285 lb · Canton, OH · McKinley HS
Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Tarleton State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive tackle on Bowling Green's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2025.
Dior Garner
Second year in the Bowling Green defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of McKinley
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eddie George — 4-10 over that span.
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-2HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Eddie George
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (17 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #75
Background
Bowling Green 2025 | Freshman Appeared in four games Totaled four tackles on the season Notched two tackles and a PBU against Buffalo Made two tackles against Akron McKinley High School Canton, Ohio • Was a three-year letterwinner and three-star recruit playing nose tackle and left tackle at McKi...
The defensive line · Bowling Green
- #23Myles Bradley5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Eriq George4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #54Dior Garner1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Kade Kostus0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #57Dayln White0 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology