2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Dillan Botts
Second year in the same defensive front at Rice. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 sacks against East Carolina — Week 6, 2026.
14 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
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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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28vs Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-38@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-16vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-28@ East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
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
18%2 TFLSack rate
14%2 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry14 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Scott Abell — 6-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #33 of 53 American Athletic DLs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
