2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Shelby is completely useless against the run.”
Braylan Shelby
Fourth year in the same defensive front at USC. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Oregon — Week 4, 2026.
14 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Braylan Shelby vs Louisiana.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-41vs No. 20 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-23@ Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-18vs No. 2 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
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 +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
14%2 sacksTFL rate
14%2 TFL14 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 31-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
51.8%
310 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #285 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #5 of 11 Big Ten DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lincoln Riley.
