Miami (OH) · W 34-31
8 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 8 games average 5 tackles. This one was 3 above.
John Keough
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Buffalo. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Penn State — Week 3, 2026.
48 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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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Last game (Wk 10): 1 pass breakup, 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ No. 14 Penn State | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Robert Morris | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-8@ Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-18vs Massachusetts | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Nov. 3 · W 34-31 at Miami (OH), play by play
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How Buffalo’s defense played that day
Miami (OH)’s 12 drives: 8 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 10. His pbu came with Buffalo up 3.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 25 ended Massachusetts’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 25. Overtime quarter, up 25-18. Ended Massachusetts’s drive (downs).
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
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.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
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 -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL48 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Pete Lembo — 20-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
44.4%
292 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.0
9 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
48 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #200 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pete Lembo.
