6′3″ · 230 lb · Lawrence, KS · Lawrence Free State HS
Wesley Edison
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arkansas State — Week 7, 2026.
37 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 12Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 37 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 37 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 7): 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Tulane | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Troy | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Arkansas State | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 37 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 17 · L 13-23 vs Arkansas State, play by play
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, down 16-7.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 6 games with play by play.
How Southern Miss’s defense played that day
Arkansas State’s 10 drives: 5 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 0 of 4.
6 tackles.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
6 tackles.
5 tackles.
1 tackle.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
5%2 pass breakups37 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
56.5%
298 pass / 229 run
Plays / game
87.8
6 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
238 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Sun Belt Conference
