2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Brian Simms III
Third year in the Cincinnati defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah, Week 9, 2026.
18 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22His 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 | Cincinnati | 18 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 34 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 17 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 69 | 25 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle for loss, 4 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 34-15vs Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-26vs Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-34@ Arizona | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-24vs No. 8 Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 6 Utah | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%1 sackTFL rate
17%3 TFL18 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 17-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
42.4%
221 pass / 300 run
Plays / game
65.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
247 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 #323 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #61 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 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Scott Satterfield.
