Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Winston Berglund
Junior linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Carmel, IN · Carmel
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Purdue)
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at UCLA
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2023.
Winston Berglund
Winston Berglund has been at Purdue through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against UCLA, Week 3, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Carmel
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Purdue
DestinationTBD
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Winston Berglund's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Purdue1-2HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.2%
107 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
71.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,026 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a junior.
The linebacker corps · Purdue
- #5Charles Correa77 tackles · 2025
- Jojo Hayden25 tackles · 2025
- #25Hudson Miller9 tackles · 2025
- #16Anthony Speca6 tackles · 2025
- #20Winston Berglund6 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology