Western Michigan · W 45-38
6 tackles, 2 for loss
The other 7 games average 8 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Isaac Zay
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at Toledo: Robert Weiner and Mike Jacobs. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1 sack against Michigan State — Week 1, 2026.
60 tackles · 2.5 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
60 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 6.5 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.
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Last game (Wk 8): 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
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 20-30@ Michigan State | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14@ Eastern Michigan | 10 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 45-38vs Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 25 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 |
Oct. 24 · W 45-38 vs Western Michigan, play by play
6 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his 2nd-most backfield disruption game of 8 this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Toledo’s defense played that day
Western Michigan’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (3 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 5.
10 tackles, including 2 more for loss. His sack on 4th and 10 ended Eastern Michigan’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 4th and 10. Fourth quarter, up 34-14. Ended Eastern Michigan’s drive (downs).
7 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.
5 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.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 67 yards for the score. 8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 7-3.
Intercepted, returned 67 yards for the score. Third quarter, made it 34-3.
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.
7 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Central Connecticut’s drive (int).
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 14-3. Ended Central Connecticut’s drive (int).
A big game: 12 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 12-yard loss. Third quarter, down 19-7.
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 -20 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
7%4 pass breakups60 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 9.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
47.3%
266 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
70.2
8 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
60 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Mike Jacobs. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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