2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Favor Bate
Came to Boston College by way of Merrimack. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Duke — Week 9, 2026.
9 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 5 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 23 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 tackles for loss, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 22-16vs Maine | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-21vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 16-25@ No. 21 SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-21vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 2-47@ Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +7 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Bill O'Brien — 6-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
42.3%
212 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
