Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 58-24vs Southern Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#28
Marc Pretto
Redshirt senior linebacker for Colorado State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Montclair, NJ · St. Peter's Prep
CFB Index 17 · #540 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Northern Illinois → Colorado State 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 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Southern Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Colorado State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Northern Illinois to Colorado State in 2026.
Marc Pretto
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Southern Utah — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado State
2025Northern Illinois
2026Colorado State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Colorado State2-0HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
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
17 · #540 of 583 LBs
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 27 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 58–24
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 Tim Terry Jr.’s 2021 season.
88%match
Matches Tim on
Weight
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson LaDuke's senior season at Nevada (2023).
Matches Jackson on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Jackson on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Marc Pretto
Background
at Colorado State • Participated in spring 2026 practices Before Colorado State • Spent two seasons each at Fordham and NIU • Played in all 12 games in 2025 for NIU • Finished the season with 29 tackles, 2.0 TFLs and recovered a fumble Personal/High School • Played at St. Peter's Prep
The linebacker corps · Colorado State
- #2Oumar Diomande116 tackles · 2025
- #44Jacob Ellis41 tackles · 2025
- #23Jaseim Mitchell29 tackles · 2025
- #56Kenyon Agurs28 tackles · 2025
- #28Marc Pretto27 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Colorado State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology