Eastern Illinois · W 59-7 · FCS
No tackles.
Akron · W 41-7
No tackles.
Michigan · W 20-14
No tackles.
Gousby has tackles in 5 of Minnesota’s 8 games: none against Eastern Illinois, Akron and Michigan.
“Aidan Gousby is the king of the right play, right time, horrible every other time.”
Aidan Gousby
Fourth year in the Minnesota secondary. On tape: 5 tackles against Indiana, Week 9, 2026.
13 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs No. 15 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23@ No. 4 Indiana | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +0 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 27-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #68 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
