2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Connor Bachhuber
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Stanford. On tape: 3 tackles against Georgia Tech, Week 4, 2026.
10 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
10 tackles. 2 passes 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
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 37-27vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs No. 7 Miami | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 3-57@ Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-58@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Elon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-52@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-52 at Louisville, play by play
1 tackle.
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 — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Stanford’s defense played that day
Louisville’s 12 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 9.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-21.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
2 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.
Week 8 · 2026
W 31-28
vs NC State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Edged out NC State at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%2 TFLSack rate
10%1 sackHurry rate
20%2 hurries10 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Pass share
54.7%
320 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.0
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #193 at the position.
The No. 1,591 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
