2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Braden Bays
Two seasons in the Rice defensive front to date. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Tulsa — Week 7, 2026.
22 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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 8): 1 tackle for loss, 4 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 31-3vs Houston Christian | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28vs Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-38@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-16vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-28@ East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-38vs Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 49-51@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · L 49-51 at Florida Atlantic, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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 — 7 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Rice’s defense played that day
Florida Atlantic’s 12 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10.
A big game: 5 tackles, including 3 more for loss, tied for 6th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 5, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 17-7.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 17-7.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
5 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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 -4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
32%7 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
9%2 hurries22 tackles · 7 for loss.
2 seasons under Scott Abell — 6-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #249 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
