Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#33
Keon Wylie
Junior linebacker for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 231 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Imhotep Charter
CFB Index 34 · #428 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Penn State → Virginia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026
2.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs VMI
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Virginia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Penn State in 2022.
- Transferred from Penn State to Virginia Tech in 2026.
Keon Wylie
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against VMI, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Penn State3-star out of Imhotep Institute
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
2025Penn State
2026Virginia Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Virginia Tech2-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: forced fumbles (100th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
34 · #428 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #428 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | 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 | 51 | 31 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 1 | -- | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–3
vs VMI
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.
With Q. Brown — 6 rec · 109 yds · 1 TD · E. Grunkemeyer — 224 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Julien Davis’s 2025 season.
Matches Julien on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Johnson's junior season at Ball State (2025).
88%match
Matches Caden on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Keon Wylie
The linebacker corps · Virginia Tech
- #3Kaleb Spencer67 tackles · 2025
- #16Noah Chambers43 tackles · 2025
- #33Keon Wylie28 tackles · 2025
- #30Curtis Jones Jr.22 tackles · 2025
- #41George Ballance10 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology