Auburn · W 45-15
5 tackles, 2 for loss, 2 sacks
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 above.
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
Ole Miss’ Suntarine Perkins is a star who doesn’t flaunt his talent and success - By Billy Watkins
Mississippi Scoreboard Nov 4
Suntarine Perkins
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The four seasons at Ole Miss span two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding. On tape: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Louisville, Week 1, 2026.
27 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
from 3 outlets
Ole Miss’ Suntarine Perkins is a star who doesn’t flaunt his talent and success - By Billy Watkins
Mississippi Scoreboard Nov 4 · 1 outlet
from 16 outlets
Suntarine Perkins wins Chucky Mullins Award for 2026 season
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal +6 Aug 8 · 7 outlets
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal +6Suntarine Perkins wins Chucky Mullins Award for 2026 seasonAug 8
Ole Miss Athletics +2Suntarine Perkins Named Winner of 2026 Chucky Mullins Courage AwardAug 8
Sports Illustrated +1Rebels Name Star Linebacker Suntarine Perkins as Chucky Mullins Award WinnerAug 8
USA Today
On3On3Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal +6Sports IllustratedEach week: the team’s game, the stories about this player that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 5.
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Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
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 41-38vs No. 24 Louisville | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 32-24vs No. 7 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-52@ No. 21 Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-17@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-3vs No. 13 Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34@ No. 19 Texas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-15vs Auburn | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 45-15 vs Auburn, play by play
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, 1 pass broken up, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week. Suntarine Perkins hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 38-15.
Against this season: the best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
This season: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Ole Miss’s defense played that day
Auburn’s 10 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 6. The pbu came with Ole Miss up 5.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. Suntarine Perkins hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 3; the box score credits 2.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 17. First quarter, up 7-0.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. Suntarine Perkins hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 5; the box score credits 4.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss. Suntarine Perkins hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play: 5 of 6, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 15. Second quarter, up 10-3.
Week 9 · 2026
W 45-15
vs Auburn
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 30-point win at home against Auburn.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%6 TFLSack rate
13%4 sacksPD rate
11%3 pass breakups27 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Pass share
53.5%
305 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
71.2
8 games
Team sack rate
1.5%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #60 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #3 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 47 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
