FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| 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 | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Richmond | 49 | ~15 (2–27) | 2 | 31% |
| Season | 49 | 15 (2–27) | 2 | 31% |
23 LBs on the NC State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Popo Aguirre | LB | SR | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 42 | Ke'Von Carter | LB | SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Harvey Dyson III | LB | SR | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Bailey Benson | LB | SO | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 58 | Elijah Satchell | LB | FR | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 15 | AJ Richardson | LB | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | LaCorian Hodge | LB | SO | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Sterling Dixon | LB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Jordan Moreta | LB | FR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Josh Warren Jr. | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 33 | Ziggy Moore | LB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 38 | Logan Foust | LB | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Zane Williams | LB | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 8 | Da'Karri Nelson | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Caleb Gordon | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Nathan Huffman | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Lawrence Brown Jr. | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Koby Sarkodie | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Isaac Peters | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Ryan Klimp | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Jackson Mastor | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Hunter Jackson | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | David Collins | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. NC State depth chart →