2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Kobe Smith
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Two seasons in the Duke defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against North Carolina — Week 7, 2026.
14 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 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 17-3vs Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 19-16
at Virginia
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
21%3 sacksTFL rate
21%3 TFLHurry rate
7%1 hurryPressure-to-sack conversion
75%3 of 4 pressures14 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Manny Diaz — 15-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
46.0%
243 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
66.0
8 games
Team sack rate
1.1%
266 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 #124 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Manny Diaz.
