2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Julian Savaiinaea
Third year in the same defensive front at Arizona. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 sack against West Virginia, Week 6, 2026.
9 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
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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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-31@ West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2026
W 52-31
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against West Virginia.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Brent Brennan — 19-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #28 of 35 Big 12 DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
