Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#53
Gavin Leach
Sophomore linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Newburgh, IN · Castle HS
Returning to South Florida for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Florida International
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for South Florida. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2025.
Gavin Leach
Gavin Leach has been at South Florida through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Florida International, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Castle
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Kevin Patrick
South Florida
2026era →
Brian Hartline
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Patrick → Brian Hartline. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025South Florida9-4HC: Kevin Patrick · Run-leaning
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, 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: 2.0 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
Brian Hartline
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 | South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · South Florida
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #90
Background
2025: Saw action in 10 games...posted five tackles on the year...made a season-best three stops vs. Rice (11/29)...posted tackles vs. UTSA (11/6) and at UAB (11/22). HIGH SCHOOL: In nine games of his senior season, Leach recorded 100 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, and t...
The linebacker corps · South Florida
- #25Zavier Hamilton37 tackles · 2025
- #10Shamar Meikle28 tackles · 2025
- #6Rodney Hill18 tackles · 2025
- #45Marshon Oxley15 tackles · 2025
- #53Gavin Leach5 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology