Senior linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Acton, MA · Buckingham Browne & Nichols
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Sacks: 73rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, at Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Tyler Martin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Tyler Martin has been at Massachusetts through three head coaches in four seasons. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt: 7 tackles against Sacred Heart — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 15 | 4 | 0.5 | 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 | 153 | 56 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| 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 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 36–14
vs Stonehill
5 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Stonehill.
With T. Harding — 56 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · E. Phillipson — 50.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
Since week 2: +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (11th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups15 tackles · 0 for loss · 0 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
37.9%
61 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
53.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
69 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #18 of 55 Mid-American LBs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Trey Granier’s 2016 season.
Matches Trey on
Differs from Trey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayd Thiergood's senior season at Air Force (2023).
Matches Jayd on
Differs from Jayd on
Player DNA
2026 • Graduate Student Phil Steele's Preseason First Team Athlon Sports All-MAC First Team Defense 2025 • Redshirt Junior All-MAC Third Team Defense Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award Watchlist Totaled 103 tackles with 36 solo and 67 assisted Recorded four tackles for loss, an…
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