2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Karter Menz
Second year in the Minnesota defensive front. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Purdue — Week 6, 2026.
14 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
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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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Purdue | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs No. 15 Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23@ No. 4 Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-23 at Indiana, 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, 3 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How Minnesota’s defense played that day
Indiana’s 14 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 14.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
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.
2 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 24-10.
1 tackle, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 16-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 10-0.
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.
Week 4 · 2026
W 27-24
at Washington
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
32%4 TFLSack rate
21%3 sacksHurry rate
14%2 hurries14 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under P.J. Fleck, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 13-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
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 #212 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #29 of 69 Big Ten 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
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
