FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 266th / 820 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 1 | — |
| Average | 1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 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 | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Austin Peay | 62 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 3 · NC State | 78 | ~33 (13–52) | 2 | · | 42% |
| Season | 78 | 33 (13–52) | 2 | 1 | 42% |
21 DLs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Miles Capers | EDGE | SR | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Issa Ouattara | DL | SR | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 53 | Glenn Seabrooks III | DL | JR | 10 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Edwin Kolenge | EDGE | SR | 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 94 | Bradley Mann | DL | SR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jaylon Stone | DL | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 10 | Brian Allen Jr. | EDGE | SR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Talan Carter | DL | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Mason Carter | EDGE | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Hayden Bray | DL | SR | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Diatta | DT | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | CJ Jackson | EDGE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Myles Miller | EDGE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Simeon Boulware | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Aaron Bryant | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | Jiaming Cao | DT | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Noah Sigda | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | Nikhil Jefferson | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Jace McCallum | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Khalil Poteat | EDGE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Daryl Campbell | DT | 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. Vanderbilt depth chart →