2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jo Chavez
Two seasons in the Rice defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 sacks against UTSA — Week 5, 2026.
31 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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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Last game (Wk 8): 5 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 31-3vs Houston Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28vs Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-38@ Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-16vs UTSA | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 12-28@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-38vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-51@ Florida Atlantic | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 49-51 at Florida Atlantic, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
How Rice’s defense played that day
Florida Atlantic’s 12 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10. His pbu came with Rice down 2.
3 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.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Third quarter, down 16-7.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, down 24-17.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
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 -4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry31 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Scott Abell — 6-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
31 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #28 of 38 American Athletic Ss
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%).
2026 is in progress.
