2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Ashton Porter
Ashton Porter arrives at Houston with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.240
recruiting national rank
Houston fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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Last game (Wk 8): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 3 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 33-20vs Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-28@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-28@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-17vs UCF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-16@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32vs No. 18 Oklahoma State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 13-21@ No. 10 Utah | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 24 · L 13-21 at Utah, play by play
3 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 1-yard loss. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Houston’s defense played that day
Utah’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 10.
5 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.
1 tackle.
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.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack ended Georgia Southern’s drive (half).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss. Second quarter, up 28-14. Ended Georgia Southern’s drive (half).
3 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 4th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 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 9-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 33-20.
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
14%3 sacksHurry rate
14%3 hurries21 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
43.3%
241 pass / 315 run
Plays / game
69.5
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #90 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Lanning and Willie Fritz.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Houston
Big 12 Conference
