2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Aiden Lyczek
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the same defensive front at Navy. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against North Texas — Week 8, 2026.
42 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-15vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-38@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-24@ UAB | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 9-14@ Air Force | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-26vs Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-38@ UTSA | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 39-49vs North Texas | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 13-35vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 20 | 8.0 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 13-35 vs Notre Dame, play by play
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Navy’s defense played that day
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback. Third quarter, down 42-25. Ended North Texas’s drive (int).
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 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 7-yard loss. Second quarter, down 21-20.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 34-26.
7 tackles. The pressure he forced on 3rd and 10 ended Air Force’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, down 14-9. Ended Air Force’s drive (int).
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 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. Second quarter, down 21-7.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack ended Towson’s drive (half).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 14-yard loss. Second quarter, up 28-12. Ended Towson’s drive (half).
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%4 sacksTFL rate
19%8 TFLHurry rate
7%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
54%4 of 6 pressures42 tackles · 8 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Brian Newberry, all run-heavy offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
18.6%
96 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
114 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
42 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brian Newberry.
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