2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Brian Booker
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the New Mexico defensive front. The first one came in 2025: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTEP — Week 5, 2026.
15 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
KOB 4 Oct 15His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 15 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 19 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 34 | 14 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle for loss, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ No. 24 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 61-7vs UTEP | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 21-10@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-16vs North Dakota State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-16@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%4 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries15 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Jason Eck — 16-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
28.9%
142 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
10.6%
180 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #9 of 13 Mountain West DTs
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.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
