Northern Illinois · W 31-24
2 tackles
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Denver Harris
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span four programs and four head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Brian Kelly, Jeff Traylor and Dan Mullen. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against North Texas — Week 2, 2026.
26 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 6 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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 2 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 | L 21-27vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10@ Akron | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-31vs California | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-7vs North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ Air Force | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 21 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-24 vs Northern Illinois, play by play
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: tied for his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 6 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How UNLV’s defense played that day
Northern Illinois’s 10 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9. His pbu came with UNLV up 7.
3 tackles.
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.
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, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
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: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 7-3.
1 tackle, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. The fumble he forced ended Memphis’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 14-7. Ended Memphis’s drive (fumble).
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
23%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%3 TFL26 tackles · 3 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
42.2%
218 pass / 298 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #159 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for four programs.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Brian Kelly, Jeff Traylor and Dan Mullen.
