Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 26-13@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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JT Kouame-Yao
5th-year linebacker for James Madison. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Centreville, VA · Westfield
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from James Madison)
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Wagner
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
5th-year linebacker for James Madison. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesJT Kouame-Yao
He got to James Madison by way of Shepherd. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wagner — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
James Madison
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025James Madison
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
JT Kouame-Yao's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2026James Madison3-0HC: Billy Napier · 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
39.6%
72 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
60.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
80 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025: Played in two games JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2025, Spring 2026) 2024 at Shepherd: First Team All-PSAC East linebacker PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week once Played in 10 games, making nine starts at linebacker Had 62 tackles (34 solo) to go with 11.5 tackles for…
The linebacker corps · James Madison
- #2Nakian Jackson51 tackles · 2025
- #3Gannon Weathersby50 tackles · 2025
- #26Jayden Studio8 tackles · 2025
- #45Lee Johnson2 tackles · 2025
- #42JT Kouame-Yao3 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · James Madison team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology