FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 2437th / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 266th / 820 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 · Liberty | ✓ EDGE | 49 | · | · | — |
| Wk 2 · Wagner | ✓ EDGE | 67 | ~22 (9–35) | 2 | 33% |
| Wk 3 · San Diego State | ✓ EDGE | 77 | ~18 (7–28) | 1 | 23% |
| Season | 3 GS | 144 | 40 (19–54) | 3 | 28% |
17 DLs on the James Madison roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kevin Roberts | DL | JR | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Amar Thomas | EDGE | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 93 | Mychal McMullin | DL | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Danny Royster | EDGE | SR | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 98 | Turner Schmidt | EDGE | JR | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jakolbi Wilson | DL | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 55 | Rasheed Lovelace | DL | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Kells Bush | DL | SR | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 0 | Mason Purham | EDGE | SR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Kei'Trone Simpson | EDGE | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Cole Webster | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Ernest Willor Jr. | EDGE | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 10 | Chukwunedu Okeke | DL | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Chris Bispham | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Kacey Gilliam | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Cory Simon | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | Grayson Gilmore | EDGE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. James Madison depth chart →