2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Keahnist Thompson
On tape: 3 tackles against UCLA, Week 8, 2026.
18 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 18 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 18 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 3 tackles.
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 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-31@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-38vs Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24vs No. 25 Northwestern | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 10-28@ No. 9 UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%1 sackTFL rate
14%2 TFLHurry rate
17%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
25%1 of 4 pressures18 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
44.3%
222 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
256 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 #311 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn and Pat Fitzgerald.
