Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 5 | 478th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 4 | 322nd / 2112 |
| Run stops | 19 | 232nd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 3 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 34 | — |
Where Tyson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Georgia Southern#91 · 4-4 | 8 | 58% | 41 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern#98 · 7-6 | 13 | 82% | 87 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest#82 · 4-8 | 1 | 7% | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Brandon Tyson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Brandon Tyson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 31–0 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | @ | L 7–22 | 5.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ | L 27–31 | 7.4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | L 28–42 | 5.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 5 | @ | W 31–24 | 7.3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 6 | L 24–27 | 7.0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 7 | @ | W 23–15 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | W 19–3 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.3 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 41 | 351st / 5664 |
| Solo | 18 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 966th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 1.5 | 506th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 0 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 1 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Charleston Southern | ✓ LB | 60 | ~14 (0–60) | 2 | 23% |
| Wk 2 · Clemson | ✓ LB | 74 | ~41 (21–48) | 4 | 55% |
| Wk 3 · Jacksonville State | ✓ LB | 49 | ~28 (3–49) | 2 | 57% |
| Wk 4 · Houston | ✓ LB | 63 | ~47 (24–55) | 4 | 75% |
| Wk 5 · Coastal Carolina | ✓ LB | 69 | ~50 (25–59) | 8 | 72% |
| Wk 6 · James Madison | ✓ LB | 77 | ~68 (35–77) | 9 | 88% |
| Wk 7 · Old Dominion | ✓ LB | 56 | ~28 (3–51) | 6 | 50% |
| Wk 9 · App State | ✓ LB | 45 | ~8 (0–45) | 1 | 18% |
| Season | 8 GS | 493 | 284 (133–388) | 36 | 58% |
23 LBs on the Georgia Southern roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Tyson | LB | 41 | 2 | 1.5 | — | 1 | ||
| 4 | Anthony Bynum | LB | SR | 38 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Diego Aviles | LB | SR | 31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Rashon Myles Jr. | LB | SR | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Festus Davies | LB | SR | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Eli Anders | LB | JR | 14 | 4 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| MJ Stroud | LB | 14 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | ||
| 43 | Ethan Johnson | LB | SO | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 10 | Jacob Hammonds | LB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jamari Whitehead | LB | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 11 | Kebba Secka | LB | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Nigel Eldridge Jr. | LB | SO | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 98 | Uche Iloh | LB | JR | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| 30 | CJ Allen Jr. | LB | JR | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 52 | Kru Casey | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Colton Veltkamp | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Holden Trice | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 16 | AJ Brown Sr. | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Caleb Butler | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Brandon Alford | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Braxtin McLester | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Xavier Brown | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | DA Logan | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Georgia Southern depth chart →