Air Force · L 26-35
9 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack
The other 7 games average 7 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Hayden Pegg
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The two seasons at UConn span two head coaches: Gordon Sammis and Jason Candle. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 sack against Air Force, Week 9, 2026.
56 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 3 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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
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 56-7vs Lafayette | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20@ Temple | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-16vs Massachusetts | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-35@ Air Force | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 56 | 28 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-35 at Air Force, play by play
9 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack ended Air Force’s drive (half).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Second quarter, down 21-14. Ended Air Force’s drive (half).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How UConn’s defense played that day
Air Force’s 9 drives: 4 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 8. His sack came with UConn down 7.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
6 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 10-yard loss on 3rd and 13. Third quarter, down 27-14.
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.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
5 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.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
5%3 pass breakups56 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
56 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
