Utah · L 13-21
8 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 6 above.
Brandon Mack
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Lane Kiffin, Dana Holgorsen and Willie Fritz. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah, Week 8, 2026.
25 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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): 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
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 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-28@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-28@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-17vs UCF | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-16@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32vs No. 18 Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 13-21@ No. 10 Utah | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 25 | 17 | 8.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 13-21 at Utah, play by play
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 2 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.
A big game: 4 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 sack, 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 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 14-3.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. 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 1-yard loss. Third quarter, down 10-0.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
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.
2 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.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 7 · 2026
W 35-32
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out Oklahoma State at home in a shootout.
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 -5 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
32%8 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups25 tackles · 8 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 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
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #24 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Luke, Lane Kiffin, Dana Holgorsen and Willie Fritz.
