2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Curt Neal
The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Jim Leonhard, Luke Fickell, Bret Bielema and Barry Odom. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 sacks against Penn State — Week 9, 2026.
19 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-38vs Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Penn State | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 17-31 at Penn State, play by play
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, down 21-14.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Purdue’s defense played that day
Penn State’s 8 drives: 3 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 6. His sack came with Purdue down 7.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
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.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Overtime quarter, up 36-30.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
13%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.8%
265 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
297 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, Luke Fickell, Bret Bielema and Barry Odom.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
