2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jeffson Lafontant
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Arrived at UCF from Bethune-Cookman. On tape: 6 tackles against BYU, Week 8, 2026.
28 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 tackles for loss, 4 tackles, 1 hurry.
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 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13vs TCU | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 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 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-41vs Baylor | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 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
TFL rate
21%6 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
18%5 hurries28 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Scott Frost, all balanced offenses — 9-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 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
28 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
Unranked recruit. Now #17 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
