2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jaihien Roy
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Kent State. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 sack against South Florida — Week 7, 2026.
19 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 19 | 11 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 15 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 24 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 tackle.
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 0-57@ South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 30 · L 10-31 at Sacramento State, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kent State’s defense played that day
Sacramento State’s 12 drives: 9 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8.
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 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 21-17.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
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.
1 tackle, including 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 9 ended Ball State’s drive (downs).
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 4th and 9. Fourth quarter, up 26-13. Ended Ball State’s drive (downs).
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 4 ended Wofford’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, down 15-14. Ended Wofford’s drive (int).
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 13. Third quarter, down 15-14.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Week 2 · 2026
W 36-15
vs Wofford
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
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 -29 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%4 TFLSack rate
21%4 sacksHurry rate
21%4 hurries19 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 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 #41 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,403 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
