2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Aakil Washington
The six seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Hugh Freeze, Jamey Chadwell, Major Applewhite and Rhett Lashlee. On tape: 5 tackles against Virginia, Week 7, 2026.
16 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ No. 23 Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 27-24
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%2 sacksTFL rate
25%4 TFLHurry rate
25%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
33%2 of 6 pressures16 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
49.4%
268 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
67.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #242 at the position.
Returning starter at linebacker for a 9-4 SMU team that went -11 in the portal. The No. 2,640 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a graduate.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Hugh Freeze, Jamey Chadwell, Major Applewhite and Rhett Lashlee.
