2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Joseph Anderson
Second year in the Iowa defensive front. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Northern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
7 tackles · 4 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs No. 5 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-0vs No. 25 Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-0 vs Wisconsin, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How Iowa’s defense played that day
Wisconsin’s 10 drives: 10 stopped (3 takeaways) · 0 scored.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 10-3.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 10-6.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 35-0.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 33-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 15-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
240 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
