2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Enzo-Pierre Tayou
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the New Mexico State defensive front. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Hawai'i — Week 2, 2026.
13 tackles · 0 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
13 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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 | New Mexico State | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle for loss, 2 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 17-34@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24@ Sam Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-24vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
8%1 hurry13 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 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
Unranked recruit. Now #124 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tony Sanchez.
