young SMU linebacker with an NFL-frame build and upside
Earle is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound freshman linebacker at SMU who brings a modern, rangy build and developmental upside to the Mustangs’ defense in the 2026 season.[3][6][7] His edge is projection: he already has the size profile to play downhill, and his background at St. Thomas Aquinas suggests he comes from a high-level program where discipline and tempo are standard, not optional.[4][12] The drawback is simple—there’s little public game production yet, so he’s more of a traits-and-fit bet than a proven stat-sheet plug-in right now.[3][5]
