Brandon Lane is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wisconsin.
Lane wins the gap play after play. Came to Wisconsin by way of Stephen F. Austin. A game that shows it: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Minnesota — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ No. 6 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ No. 2 Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 42-10
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%3 TFLSack rate
9%1 sackHurry rate
9%1 hurry11 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Luke Fickell — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 2,530 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a senior.
The role got bigger.
