Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-13@ San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#16
TJ McGill
4th-year safety on James Madison's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 195 lb · Charlotte, NC · Julius L. Chambers
The story
4th-year safety on James Madison's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from William & Mary to James Madison in 2025.
TJ McGill
TJ McGill has been at James Madison through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles against San Diego State — Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
James Madison
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Bob Chesney
James Madison
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Chesney → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
TJ McGill'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 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026James Madison3-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
39.6%
72 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
60.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
80 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025: Played in all 14 games Had 14 tackles (eight solo) Tallied three tackles in three games, making three solo stops vs. Weber State (Aug. 30) and App State (Nov. 15) Also made three tackles at Oregon (Dec. 20) in College Football Playoff 2024 at William & Mary: Phil Steele and FCS Football…
The secondary · James Madison
- #7Javis Mynatt30 tackles · 2025
- #16TJ McGill12 tackles · 2025
- #6DJ Kelly10 tackles · 2025
- #22Chase Regan6 tackles · 2025
- #23Ken Willis6 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · James Madison team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology