Wagner · W 28-7
No tackles.
West Virginia State · W 29-9 · FCS
2 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack
Norfolk State · W 33-31 · FCS
1 tackle
Morgan State · L 27-28 · FCS
1 tackle
New Haven · L 15-26 · FCS
4 tackles
Mercyhurst · W 28-14 · FCS
1 tackle, 0.5 for loss, 0 sacks
Central Connecticut · L 14-49 · FCS
6 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Gayer has tackles in 8 of Robert Morris’s 9 games: none against Wagner.
John Gayer
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Central Connecticut, Week 9, 2026.
23 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 | Utah State | 23 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 23 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
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 29-9vs West Virginia State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-45@ Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-31@ Buffalo | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 33-31vs Norfolk State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-28@ Morgan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-26vs New Haven | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-49@ Central Connecticut | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
22%5 hurries23 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
