Portland State · W 53-20 · FCS
No tackles.
Nassar has tackles in 8 of San Diego State’s 9 games: none against Portland State.
Brady Nassar
Played for two head coaches at San Diego State: Brady Hoke and Sean Lewis. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas State — Week 5, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 21 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 34 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-26vs James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-41@ Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Texas State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 14-66@ Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 26-20 vs Washington State, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How San Diego State’s defense played that day
Washington State’s 8 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 7.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback twice.
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 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 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.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Week 5 · 2026
W 31-29
vs Texas State
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Texas State at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
19%3 pass breakups16 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #226 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
