2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Aiden Gobaira
Came to UCLA by way of James Madison. The first one came in 2025: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Nevada — Week 9, 2026.
23 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 23 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 33 | 12 | 7.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| Career | 56 | 24 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 7 tackles.
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 45-24@ California | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-15@ No. 13 Oregon | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7vs Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-10vs Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 7 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 27-0 vs Nevada, play by play
A big game: 7 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 4th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. First quarter, up 10-0.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How UCLA’s defense played that day
Nevada’s 11 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 0 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Third quarter, up 28-7.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Week 9 · 2026
W 27-0
vs Nevada
1.5 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against Nevada.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%6 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
9%2 hurries23 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
40.8%
218 pass / 316 run
Plays / game
66.8
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 3 schools: Marcus Freeman and Bob Chesney.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
