Western Michigan · W 45-38
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Donovan Watkins
One game to point at: 9 tackles against Buffalo — Week 6, 2026.
29 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 21His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 29 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 29 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 8): 3 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 20-30@ Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14@ Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-38vs Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL29 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
47.3%
266 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
70.2
8 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
