2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Isaiah Neal
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the Pittsburgh defensive front. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Virginia Tech, Week 5, 2026.
24 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 24 | 12 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 36 | 18 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 21 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 81 | 34 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0vs Bucknell | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 17-21vs North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-27@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-52@ No. 1 Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-11vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 12 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-11 vs Georgia Tech, play by play
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Pittsburgh’s defense played that day
Georgia Tech’s 16 drives: 14 stopped (2 takeaways) · 2 scored.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
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.
6 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.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Third quarter, up 28-24.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, up 35-33.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
Week 5 · 2026
W 35-33
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Virginia Tech on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
17%4 hurries24 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 21-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
49.1%
315 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
71.2
9 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #64 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #16 of 73 ACC DLs
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 Pat Narduzzi.
