2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Krishna Clay
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the same defensive front at San Diego State. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Portland State, Week 1, 2026.
15 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 15 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 15 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 42 | 20 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 72 | 31 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 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 53-20vs Portland State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-41@ Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-66@ Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 26-20 vs Washington State, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 sack. The pressure he forced on 4th and 10 ended Washington State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 14-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, up 20-14.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 10. Fourth quarter, up 26-20. Ended Washington State’s drive (downs).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How San Diego State’s defense played that day
Washington State’s 8 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 7. His sack came with San Diego State up 6.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
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.
1 tackle. 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.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 9 · 2026
W 26-20
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%2 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
33%5 hurries15 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Sean Lewis — 16-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 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
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #19 of 35 Mountain West DLs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sean Lewis.
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