2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Kreul is going to be a beast. First round pick in the making.”
7 stories in the last 30 days, from 5 outlets.
Jake Kreul the Latest Sign of Oklahoma's Improving Depth on Defensive Line
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 21
Jake Kreul
One game to point at: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Kentucky — Week 7, 2026.
9 tackles · 3 sacks
from 5 outlets
Jake Kreul the Latest Sign of Oklahoma's Improving Depth on Defensive Line
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 21 · 2 outlets
Sports IllustratedOklahoma Freshman Jake Kreul's Breakout Game Among the Brightest Spots of Loss to KentuckyOct 18from 5 outlets
Jake Kreul the Latest Sign of Oklahoma's Improving Depth on Defensive Line
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 21 · 2 outlets
Sports IllustratedOklahoma Freshman Jake Kreul's Breakout Game Among the Brightest Spots of Loss to KentuckyOct 18Sports Illustrated +1Sports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Jake Kreul vs Kentucky.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma | 9 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 hurries.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs No. 1 Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-21vs No. 15 Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 25-42vs South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 25-42 vs South Carolina, play by play
A defensive touchdown: his turnover was returned for the score. 0 tackles.
Hurried the quarterback. Second quarter, made it 7-7.
His defensive touchdown put 7 points on the board directly. Without them the final is 18-42, not 25-42.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 4 games with play by play.
How Oklahoma’s defense played that day
South Carolina’s 12 drives: 6 stopped (3 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 6. His hurry came with Oklahoma down 7.
A big game: 6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week. His sack on 4th and 3 ended Kentucky’s drive (downs).
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 on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, up 13-7. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“Jake Kreul. My word.”Oklahoma fan, r/CFB game thread
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, down 14-13. Ended Kentucky’s drive (downs).
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from +11 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
48.6%
250 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
64.2
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
