2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Rice is 1-7.
The five seasons at Rice span two head coaches: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 2 sacks against Houston Christian — Week 1, 2026.
12 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28vs Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 8th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Second quarter, up 17-3.
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-3
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%2 TFLSack rate
17%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #32 of 53 American Athletic DLs
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%).
The No. 1,899 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, and Scott Abell. Multi-era developmental context.
