Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ LSU | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | 9 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Kolbe Fields
6th-year linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 225 lb · New Orleans, LA · Archbishop Rummel HS
CFB Index 66 · #152 of 571 LBsHigh confidence
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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles for loss: 97th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
17
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks, at Baylor
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
6th-year linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2021.
- Transferred from LSU to Louisiana Tech in 2023.
Kolbe Fields
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Shane Beamer, Brian Kelly and Sonny Cumbie. Two straight seasons of it now: Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week again in 2025. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 3 TFL against Baylor, Week 3, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with South Carolina3-star out of Archbishop Rummel
20223 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2023
- Entered the portal
202411 games
- All-Conference USAsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 17 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 39 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 71 | 37 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 60 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Kolbe Fields'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 1 · 2026
W 80–6
0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 1 rush yds (1 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +9 tackles, +3 tackles for loss, +1 sack.
Season context · Team result + system
2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024Louisiana Tech5-8HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Louisiana Tech1-2HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (97th percentile). Strength: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
24%4 TFLSack rate
6%1 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
47.6%
90 pass / 99 run
Plays / game
63.0
3 games
Team sack rate
9.6%
104 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Returning starter at linebacker for a 8-5 Louisiana Tech team that went -13 in the portal.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Brian Bates Jr.’s 2026 season.
69%match
Matches Brian on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Differs from Brian on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Scooby Williams's graduate season at Texas A&M (2025).
81%match
Matches Scooby on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Scooby on
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kolbe Fields
Background
CAREER HONORS & AWARDS CUSA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year (2025) CUSA Preseason Watch List (2025) Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-CUSA (2025) Athlon Preseason First Team All-CUSA (2025) HERO Sports Preseason Group of Five All-American (2025) All-CUSA Second Team (2024) CUSA…
The linebacker corps · Louisiana Tech
- #22Jadon Mayfield61 tackles · 2025
- #10Kolbe Fields39 tackles · 2025
- #21Zheric Hill32 tackles · 2025
- #23Alonzo Jackson Jr.29 tackles · 2025
- #35Cole Watson7 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Louisiana Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology