Stephen Nnadozie
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons in the Army secondary to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Temple — Week 4, 2026.
46 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
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 59-3vs Bryant | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Temple | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Tulane | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-24vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35@ Tulsa | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-49@ Memphis | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 22-49 at Memphis, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Army’s defense played that day
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 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.
Week 6 · 2026
W 20-17
vs Tulane
0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 1 solo tackle
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL46 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
4 seasons under Jeff Monken — 30-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
16.6%
85 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
46 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #32 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
