2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
9 stories in the last 60 days, from 6 outlets.
Commute: Mizzou’s Daeden Hopkins Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week
Rock M Nation +1 Sep 29
Daeden Hopkins
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Second year in the Missouri defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles and 3.5 sacks against Mississippi State, Week 4, 2026.
19 tackles · 7 sacks
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
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Commute: Mizzou’s Daeden Hopkins Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week
Rock M Nation +1 Sep 29 · 2 outlets
Rock M Nation +1Commute: Mizzou’s Daeden Hopkins Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the WeekSep 29
KRCGHermann graduate Daeden Hopkins named SEC Defensive Lineman of the WeekSep 15
Columbia MissourianMizzou edge rusher Daeden Hopkins keeps piling up accolades earlySep 28
Sports IllustratedDaeden Hopkins on Why 'It's a Blessing' to put Hermann on the Map at MizzouSep 15from 8 outlets
Commute: Mizzou’s Daeden Hopkins Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week
Rock M Nation +1 Sep 29 · 2 outlets
Sports Illustrated +1Mizzou Football "Breakout" Candidate Daeden Hopkins Details his OffseasonAug 5
247Sports10 Days to Kickoff: The exciting potential of Mizzou EDGE Daeden Hopkins: ‘He moves like a pro every day’Aug 24Sports IllustratedDaeden Hopkins on Why 'It's a Blessing' to put Hermann on the Map at MizzouSep 15Rock M Nation +1Commute: Mizzou’s Daeden Hopkins Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the WeekSep 29KRCGHermann graduate Daeden Hopkins named SEC Defensive Lineman of the WeekSep 15Columbia MissourianMizzou edge rusher Daeden Hopkins keeps piling up accolades earlySep 28Rock M Nation +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle, 1 hurry.
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 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ No. 24 Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs No. 8 Florida | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-6vs Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-31@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 7.5 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-10 at Arkansas, play by play
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
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 — 7 tackles for loss, 7 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Missouri’s defense played that day
Arkansas’s 10 drives: 8 stopped (4 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. The pressure he forced on 4th and 10 ended Texas A&M’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 10. Fourth quarter, up 20-6. Ended Texas A&M’s drive (downs).
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
4 tackles, including 3 sacks, 3rd-most sacks in FBS that week.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Third quarter, up 24-17.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 15. Third quarter, up 24-17.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 38-21.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
37%7 sacksTFL rate
39%8 TFLHurry rate
37%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%7 of 14 pressures19 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
2 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 14-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
47.4%
255 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
67.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
269 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
Former four-star. Now #15 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
