Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#15
Khari Bendolph
Sophomore linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Broward County, FL · Naples
Transferred Jacksonville State → Massachusetts for 2026
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 tackles, vs Sacred Heart
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Jacksonville State in 2025.
- Transferred from Jacksonville State to Massachusetts in 2026.
Khari Bendolph
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Charles Kelly and Joe Harasymiak. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles against Sacred Heart, Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Jacksonville Stateout of Naples
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Massachusetts
2025Jacksonville State
2026Massachusetts
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (16th 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 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 14 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
11 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
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 Keionte Newson’s 2022 season.
62%match
Matches Keionte on
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Keionte on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Bracy's freshman season at UAB (2023).
82%match
Matches Chris on
Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Chris on
Class year (lower)
Background
Before Massachusetts Spent freshman season at Jacksonville State, competing in all 13 games. Tallied 16 tackles with seven solo and nine assisted during rookie season. Posted a career-best five total tackles, including two solo, against Kennesaw State (11/15). Attended Naples High School Was a tw...
The linebacker corps · Massachusetts
- #5Tyler Martin97 tackles · 2025
- #44Timmy Hinspeter69 tackles · 2025
- #15Khari Bendolph16 tackles · 2025
- #36David Timson2 tackles · 2025
- #18Dinos Drossos1 tackle · 2025
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology