2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jahsear Whittington
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Pat Narduzzi and Matt Rhule. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Oregon — Week 7, 2026.
16 tackles · 4.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nebraska | 16 | 5 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 32 | 14 | 9.0 | 5.5 |
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 49-21vs Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-7vs North Dakota | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-13@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-23vs Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs No. 7 Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Oregon | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17vs Washington | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 10-17 vs Washington, play by play
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 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 7-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Nebraska’s defense played that day
Washington’s 10 drives: 8 stopped · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 10. His sack came with Nebraska up 7.
4 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 9-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 7-3.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. 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.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Third quarter, up 24-0.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
2 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 3-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 42-21.
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 -18 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
31%5 TFLSack rate
28%4 sacksHurry rate
25%4 hurries16 tackles · 5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
48.1%
276 pass / 298 run
Plays / game
71.8
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
306 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #5 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Narduzzi and Matt Rhule.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Nebraska
