2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Joseph Mutombo
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Rice: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Florida Atlantic — Week 8, 2026.
21 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 8): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 4 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 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-38@ Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-16vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-28@ East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-38vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-51@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
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
10%2 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
10%2 hurries21 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
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
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.
The No. 1,271 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, and Scott Abell. Multi-era developmental context.
