Sacramento State · L 10-31
4 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Trey Rubinstein
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Kent State. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 6, 2026.
25 tackles · 1 sack
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
25 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 25 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
12%3 pass breakups25 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Mark Carney — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #261 at the position.
The No. 2,341 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
