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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 7 | 957th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 15 | — |
Charting
Where Short'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.
Career
3 seasons at 3 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 |  TCU#41 · 3-3 | 3 | 34% | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Virginia Tech#91 · 3-9 | 5 | 13% | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 |  North Carolina#71 · 6-7 | 9 | 21% | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Michael Short's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Michael Short'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
Grambling
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 17 | 1204th / 5408 |
| Solo | 9 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
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 · North Carolina | ✓ LB | 57 | ~50 (25–57) | 6 | 88% |
| Wk 2 · Grambling | — | 53 | ~27 (3–49) | 3 | 51% |
| Wk 4 · UCF | — | 53 | ~46 (23–53) | 7 | 87% |
| Season | 1 GS | 366 | 123 (92–143) | 16 | 34% |
Position Room
22 LBs on the TCU roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Hudson Hooper | LB | SR | 32 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Max Carroll | LB | SR | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 97 | Paul Oyewale | LB | SR | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Michael Short | LB | SR | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | John Schobel | LB | SO | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Koron Hayward | LB | SR | 9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
| Chad Woodfork | LB | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 | ||
| 0 | Zach Chapman | LB | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Michael Teason | LB | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 32 | Dillon Arkansas | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Keylan Abrams | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Cheta Ofili | LB | JR | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Jesse Ford | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Noriel Dominguez | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Zion Junk | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Oliver Gunn | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Caleb Cortez | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Sam Haley | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Rhett Steppe | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Anders Corn | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Jared Martin | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Carter Buck | LB | FR | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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. TCU depth chart →