2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Isaiah Nixon
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The three seasons at UCF span two head coaches: Gus Malzahn and Scott Frost. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 6, 2026.
27 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes 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.
Fans first named Isaiah Nixon vs Georgia State.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
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 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-42@ No. 18 Oklahoma State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-41vs Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%2 sacksTFL rate
15%4 TFLHurry rate
11%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
45%2 of 6 pressures27 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
48.3%
248 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
280 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
27 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
Former four-star. Now #138 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #6 of 7 Big 12 EDGEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
