2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Dallas Afalava
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Came to Wake Forest by way of Idaho. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Miami — Week 3, 2026.
17 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 17 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 33 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 50 | 16 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 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 38-16vs Akron | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs No. 5 Miami | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ No. 16 Louisville | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 57-3vs Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-7vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 51-7 vs Virginia, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, up 23-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Wake Forest’s defense played that day
Virginia’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 1 scored.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
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.
2 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 4th and 1 ended Stanford’s drive (int).
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. Second quarter, up 22-3.
Intercepted on 4th and 1. Third quarter, up 36-3. Ended Stanford’s drive (int).
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
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, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 7. First quarter, up 7-0.
Week 9 · 2026
W 51-7
vs Virginia
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 44-point win at home against Virginia.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%3 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
24%4 hurries17 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jake Dickert — 16-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
45.3%
237 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
65.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
269 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 #92 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #14 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,529 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
