2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Brody Henderson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the Sam Houston defensive front. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas Tech — Week 4, 2026.
34 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 34 | 18 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 11 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 45 | 25 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 tackles for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 18 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 27 · L 3-24 at Missouri State, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Sam Houston’s defense played that day
Missouri State’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 7.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Second quarter, up 14-10.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%2 sacksTFL rate
16%6 TFLHurry rate
6%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%2 of 4 pressures34 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 3-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
34 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #132 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
