EJ Tackett of Bluffton, Ind. earned his fifth career and fourth consecutive Player of the Year honor in 2026.

Tackett moved up to fourth all time with his fifth career Player of the Year honor and became the first player to be named Player of the Year in four consecutive seasons.

Tackett led the PBA Tour in every statistical measure except titles, though his lone title in the AMF PBA World Championship made him the first player in PBA history to win a title event in four consecutive years.

Tackett lapped the field with 32,335 points and $324,075 earnings and set a new PBA Tour single-season average record at 229.79 across 438 games. The 34-year-old led the tour with 10 top-five finishes, 13 top-10 finishes, and 17 cashes in 18 title events.

He finished runner-up in two major championships — PBA Players Championship and USBC Masters — after earning the top seed of each.