Texas Tech · L 26-34
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 5 tackles. This one was 4 below.
Cooper Blomstrom
On tape: 10 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Northern Illinois, Week 3, 2026.
34 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Fans first named Cooper Blomstrom at BYU.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 34 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Career | 34 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
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 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-31@ West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-3vs Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-34 at Texas Tech, 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 — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Arizona’s defense played that day
Texas Tech’s 12 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 11.
3 tackles.
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. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
10 tackles. His sack on 4th and 10 ended Northern Illinois’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 9 of his 10, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 4th and 10. Third quarter, up 35-10. Ended Northern Illinois’s drive (downs).
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 8, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 28-0.
Week 1 · 2026
W 35-7
1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 28-point win at home against Northern Arizona.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups34 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
