2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Elias Sherman
Wins the gap play after play. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Memphis — Week 1, 2026.
33 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
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 33 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Career | 33 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle, 1 hurry.
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 24-42@ Memphis | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ TCU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23@ Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 49-56vs South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-32vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · W 38-32 vs Georgia State, play by play
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Arkansas State’s defense played that day
Georgia State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9. His hurry came with Arkansas State up 7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 7-0.
8 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Week 2 · 2026
W 52-7
vs West Georgia
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 45-point win at home against West Georgia.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
15%5 hurries33 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
47.5%
233 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
33 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
