Ohio · L 7-48
No tackles.
Kent State · W 31-10
8 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Puloka has tackles in 8 of Sacramento State’s 9 games: none against Ohio.
“Geez, what a play, Puloka”
Fata Puloka
On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Kent State, Week 9, 2026.
33 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 33 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 33 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
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 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31vs North Dakota State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35vs Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ Ball State | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-10vs Kent State | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 33 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 30 · W 31-10 vs Kent State, play by play
8 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Kent State’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 8, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 7-6. Ended Kent State’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, up 24-10. Ended Kent State’s drive (punt).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Sacramento State’s defense played that day
Kent State’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9. His forced fumble came with Sacramento State down 1.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 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.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Third quarter, down 28-6.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups33 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
51.8%
300 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
64.3
9 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
