2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Elijah Kinsler
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Chad Scott and Charles Huff. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 2.5 sacks against UNLV — Week 1, 2026.
36 tackles · 5.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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 | Memphis | 36 | 22 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 23 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 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 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-21vs UT Martin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-13vs UAB | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ Tulane | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-34vs East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-22vs Army | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 22 | 8.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 49-22 vs Army, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Memphis’s defense played that day
Army’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
5 tackles, including 1 sack. 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 3-yard loss. First quarter, down 3-0.
3 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, down 23-17.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Third quarter, up 24-13.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. 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 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 35-24.
8 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Fourth quarter, up 27-21.
Week 1 · 2026
W 27-21
at UNLV
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%8 TFLSack rate
15%6 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries36 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
42.1%
268 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
70.7
9 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
36 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #30 at the position.
The No. 1,391 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 3 schools: Neal Brown and Charles Huff.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
