Keon Wylie
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: James Franklin and Terry Smith. On tape: 10 tackles against Georgia Tech, Week 7, 2026.
41 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Fans first named Keon Wylie vs Old Dominion.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 41 | 21 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 28 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 17 | 13 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 50 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
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 73-3vs VMI | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-14@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-35vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-25@ California | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs Georgia Tech | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 20-16@ Clemson | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 21 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 24 · W 20-16 at Clemson, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Virginia Tech’s defense played that day
Clemson’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 6, sacks included.
1 tackle.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Second quarter, up 31-3.
4 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 12. First quarter, up 14-0.
Week 1 · 2026
W 73-3
vs VMI
0.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%5 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
7%3 pass breakups41 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
48.9%
277 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
70.8
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #205 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Terry Smith.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
