Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Air Force — Week 9, 2026.
22 tackles · 2 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Sacks2tied for 5th in the FBS Independents this season.
Tackles for loss4.5tied for 5th in the FBS Independents this season.
Interceptions1tied for 2nd in the FBS Independents this season.
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.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%4 TFL
Sack rate
9%2 sacks
Hurry rate
14%3 hurries
22 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Teams and coaches
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026UConn4-4HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 74 (#70 of 405). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
QB hurries#228 / 2515 · 88th pct
3
Tackles for loss#296 / 2515 · 87th pct
4.5
Passes defended#241 / 2515 · 86th pct
3
Sacks#299 / 2515 · 85th pct
2.0
Solo tackles#1113 / 2515 · 54th pct
12
Tackles#1181 / 2515 · 52nd pct
22
Interceptions#144 / 557 · 37th pct
1
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home4g
3.0
0.9
0.4
0.5
Road4g
2.5
0.2
0.1
0.2
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-76g
2.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
Weeks 8+2g
4.5
1.0
0.2
0.5
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
22 tackles in 8 games
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.