Junior linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 236 lb · Knoxville, TN
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 85th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs Gardner-Webb
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearEli Jones
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 1, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (85th 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 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 17 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
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 35-17vs Gardner-Webb | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 9-28@ Vanderbilt | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Morehead State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jerry Roberts’s 2021 season.
Matches Jerry on
Differs from Jerry on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to James Houston IV's freshman season at Florida (2018).
Matches James on
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