2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Illini have a Heckle and a Janki in their defensive lineup. Poor kids.”
Carter Janki
One game to point at: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Maryland — Week 9, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 18 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 18 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 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 | W 42-23vs UAB | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Maryland | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
17%3 hurries18 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #262 at the position.
