2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Traore did surprisingly well in coverage”
9 stories in the last 30 days, from 6 outlets.
Watch Notre Dame's Boubacar Traore get an interception vs Stanford
Fighting Irish Wire +1 Oct 10
Boubacar Traore
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons in the Notre Dame defensive front to date. On tape: 6 tackles against Navy, Week 9, 2026.
24 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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.
from 6 outlets
Watch Notre Dame's Boubacar Traore get an interception vs Stanford
Fighting Irish Wire +1 Oct 10 · 2 outlets
Notre Dame Fighting IrishBoubacar Traore drops the HAMMER #GoIrish #shortsOct 10
Yahoo SportsNotre Dame’s Marcus Freeman not going to lose marbles at Boubacar Traore for ejection that helped cost Fightning Irish the BYU gameOct 26Yahoo SportsNotre Dame football sacks leader Boubacar Traore ejected in BYU gameOct 17from 16 outlets
DE Boubacar Traore and No. 3 Notre Dame return to Purdue, aiming for 4-0
Bozeman Daily Chronicle +6 Sep 23 · 7 outlets
247SportsNotre Dame’s Boubacar Traore ‘Blessed’ to Spearhead Pass Rush Against PurdueSep 25
On3Marcus Freeman: Boubacar Traore is worth 'seven points at least' following ejection vs. BYUOct 26
A to Z Sports +1Boubacar Traore 2027 NFL Draft: scouting report for Notre Dame, EDGEAug 14
All Access FootballScouting Report: Boubacar Traore, ER, Notre DameAug 13Notre Dame Fighting IrishFreshman Joey O'Brien and senior Boubacar Traore combine for the sack #GoIrish #shortsSep 26Notre Dame Fighting IrishBoubacar Traore drops the HAMMER #GoIrish #shortsOct 10Yahoo SportsNotre Dame’s Marcus Freeman not going to lose marbles at Boubacar Traore for ejection that helped cost Fightning Irish the BYU gameOct 26Yahoo SportsNotre Dame football sacks leader Boubacar Traore ejected in BYU gameOct 17On3Yahoo SportsNotre Dame Fighting IrishOn3A to Z Sports +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Boubacar Traore vs Wisconsin.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 24 | 18 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 37 | 23 | 10.0 | 6.5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 12 | 9 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 51 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 2 | 2 |
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 41-13vs Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10@ Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-26@ North Carolina | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 58-7vs Stanford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28@ No. 8 BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-13vs Navy | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 18 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-13 vs Navy, play by play
6 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Notre Dame’s defense played that day
Navy’s 7 drives: 4 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 8 ended Stanford’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 20-0. Ended Stanford’s drive (int).
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback 4 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback. First quarter, tied 7-7. Ended North Carolina’s drive (int).
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 14-0.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack. 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 9-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 41-13.
Week 1 · 2026
W 41-13
vs Wisconsin · neutral site
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at a neutral site against Wisconsin.
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 -14 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%6 TFLSack rate
15%4 sacksHurry rate
33%8 hurries24 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 41-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
0.8%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
24 tackles in 8 games, 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 #31 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Marcus Freeman.
