Victor Earl is a linebacker at Central Michigan who has not played in Central Michigan's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Central Michigan lists 10 linebackers this season.
Central Michigan is 3-5.
Earl carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Wagner — Week 4, 2025.
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
15 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Career | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-14@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-63@ No. 23 Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-13vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-19vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-16@ Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 38-13
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against Massachusetts.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksPD rate
7%1 pass breakups15 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
32.2%
252 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
60.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
261 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #560 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #51 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,355 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
