Notre Dame · L 13-35
8 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Giuseppe Sessi
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons in the Navy secondary to date. One game to point at: 9 tackles against UTSA — Week 7, 2026.
50 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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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Last game (Wk 9): 8 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 42-15vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-38@ Florida Atlantic | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-24@ UAB | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 9-14@ Air Force | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-26vs Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-38@ UTSA | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 39-49vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-35vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 13-35 vs Notre Dame, play by play
8 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.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Navy’s defense played that day
Notre Dame’s 7 drives: 2 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 5. His hurry came with Navy up 3.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
8 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.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 16 ended UAB’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 16. Fourth quarter, up 20-17. Ended UAB’s drive (int).
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
2 tackles.
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 -10 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL50 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Brian Newberry — 23-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
18.6%
96 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
114 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
50 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #95 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #20 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brian Newberry.
