2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Josh Alexander-Felton
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Doeren and Phil Longo. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against New Mexico State — Week 8, 2026.
24 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 24 | 9 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | NC State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 27 | 9 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 7 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 | L 21-24@ Troy | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 7 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 8.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 27 · L 3-24 at Missouri State, play by play
A big game: 7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Second quarter, down 7-3.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Sam Houston’s defense played that day
Missouri State’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 7.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Third quarter, down 10-3.
3 tackles.
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.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
2 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.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%4 sacksTFL rate
33%8 TFLHurry rate
8%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
67%4 of 6 pressures24 tackles · 8 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
24 tackles in 8 games, 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 #73 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Phil Longo.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
