2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Hammond Russell IV
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, Rich Rodriguez and Luke Fickell. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Penn State — Week 4, 2026.
14 tackles · 2.5 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
14 tackles. 1 pass 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 | Wisconsin | 14 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 17 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 22 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1 |
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 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-10vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-20@ No. 13 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-3vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ No. 12 UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-7vs No. 16 USC | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-30@ Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 0-30 at Iowa, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Wisconsin’s defense played that day
Iowa’s 10 drives: 4 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Second quarter, down 17-0.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
1 tackle.
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.
Week 4 · 2026
W 24-20
at Penn State
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%2 TFLSack rate
18%2 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry14 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
43.5%
200 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
57.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #142 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown, Rich Rodriguez and Luke Fickell.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Wisconsin
