SMU · W 30-27
1 tackle, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 below.
David Omopariola
Third year in the same linebacker corps at Syracuse. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UConn — Week 5, 2026.
12 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle, 0.5 tackles for loss.
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 66-3vs New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-27 vs SMU, 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 — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Syracuse’s defense played that day
SMU’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 10.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
1 tackle.
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.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
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.
0 tackles.
Not drawn: there is no box score for this game yet.
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 7-yard loss. Second quarter, up 41-0.
Week 1 · 2026
W 66-3
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Fran Brown — 17-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #379 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #61 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
The No. 1,552 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
