2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Cornell Evans
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Maurice Linguist and Pete Lembo. On tape: 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Western Michigan, Week 5, 2026.
18 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 10): 3 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 21-17vs UAlbany | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ No. 14 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 25-18vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%3 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
11%2 hurries18 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
44.4%
292 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.0
9 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
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 #61 at the position.
The No. 2,347 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
