Ball State · W 31-30
4 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 8 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Tyler Martin
Played for three head coaches at Massachusetts: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery and Joe Harasymiak. The first one came in 2025: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Sacramento State — Week 4, 2026.
52 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 52 | 21 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 97 | 34 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 27 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 14 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 190 | 73 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 10): 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-30vs Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 21 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Nov. 4 · W 31-30 vs Ball State, play by play
4 tackles.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
This season: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Massachusetts’s defense played that day
Ball State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 12.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 8; the box score credits 7.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play: 5 of 7, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups52 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
43.8%
233 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #18 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jedd Fisch, Don Brown and Joe Harasymiak.
