2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Makes me happy when we have a Kaufusi playing well”
Karson Kaufusi
Wins the gap play after play. The two seasons at Utah span two head coaches: Kyle Whittingham and Morgan Scalley. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Cincinnati, Week 9, 2026.
17 tackles · 2 sacks
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
17 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Fans first named Karson Kaufusi vs Arkansas.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 5 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 66-14vs Idaho | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-0vs Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-17@ Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-13vs No. 14 Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 49-25 at Cincinnati, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Second quarter, up 21-3.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Utah’s defense played that day
Cincinnati’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored.
1 tackle.
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.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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.
0 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. First quarter, up 10-0.
Week 9 · 2026
W 49-25
at Cincinnati
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Cincinnati.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries17 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Pass share
45.0%
247 pass / 302 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
272 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
