2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Donovan Rieman
Two seasons in the Louisiana Tech defensive front to date. On tape: 3 tackles against Baylor, Week 3, 2026.
8 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 29 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 11 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 8 LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 32-31vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 80-6
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
Ratings of the games shown run from +0 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 14-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
44.8%
232 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #5 of 45 Conference USA DLs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Klieman and Sonny Cumbie.
