2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Griffen Willis
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the Navy defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tulsa, Week 6, 2026.
26 tackles · 1 sack
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
26 tackles. 2 passes 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-38@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-24@ UAB | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 9-14@ Air Force | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-26vs Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 34-38@ UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 39-49vs North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-35vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
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
TFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
8%2 hurries26 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
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 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
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
26 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #2 of 10 American Athletic DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brian Newberry.
