2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Fitzgerald West Jr.
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Brian Kelly and Michael Desormeaux. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Troy — Week 7, 2026.
21 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
21 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
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Last game (Wk 8): 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles 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 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 31-35 at Southern Miss, play by play
2 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.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. First quarter, up 7-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 13. His pbu came with Louisiana up 7.
4 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.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss. The fumble he forced ended Louisiana Tech’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 17-13. Ended Louisiana Tech’s drive (fumble).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles.
Not drawn: there is no box score for this game yet.
3 tackles.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%3 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
10%2 hurries21 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #81 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Michael Desormeaux.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
