2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Eli Jackson
Wins the gap play after play. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Kansas — Week 7, 2026.
20 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 20 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Career | 20 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 4 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 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries20 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #99 at the position.
