Linebacker, West Virginia (from UCLA, UNLV), 2024–26
Isaiah Patterson
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Tacoma, WA
Isaiah Patterson plays linebacker for West Virginia, after UCLA (2024) and UNLV (2025). Last time out, against Cincinnati: 4 tackles. Patterson leads West Virginia in tackles this season.
2026 so far
44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Cincinnati, W 45–42
Next game: at TCU, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Virginia, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 46 | 21 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | West Virginia | 44 | 19 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 90 | 40 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCLA | 16 | LB | RS | ||
| 2025 | UNLV | 16 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | West Virginia | 16 | LB | So. | 6′2″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 West Virginia 7 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 31–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. UT Martin | W 52–7 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Virginia | W 38–27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 24–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Iowa State | L 42–45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Arizona | L 31–52 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Cincinnati | W 45–42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UNLV 12 games, 46 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Idaho State | W 38–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. UCLA | W 30–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Miami (OH) | W 41–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Wyoming | W 31–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Air Force | W 51–48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Boise State | L 31–56 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. New Mexico | L 35–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Colorado State | W 42–10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Hawai’i | W 38–10 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Nevada | W 42–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atBoise State | L 21–38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Ohio | L 10–17 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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