2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“I’d just like to point out that Santana Hopper and Lamont Lester are top tier D line names and we should be ranked solely because of their presence on this team”
11 stories in the last 60 days, from 8 outlets.
Deion Sanders gives injury update on Colorado's Lamont Lester Jr.
Buffaloes Wire +1 Oct 21
Lamont Lester Jr.
One game to point at: 5 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2026.
10 tackles · 5 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 8 outlets
Deion Sanders gives injury update on Colorado's Lamont Lester Jr.
Buffaloes Wire +1 Oct 21 · 2 outlets
On3Colorado football: Lamont Lester Jr., Boo Carter, D-line pick up Big 12 awardsSep 7
Daily CameraCU Buffs Lamont Lester Jr., Boo Carter land Big 12 Player of Week honorsSep 7
University of Colorado AthleticsLamont Lester Jr. (9/8/2026) - Athlete Awards - University of Colorado AthleticsSep 8On3Colorado football: Lamont Lester Jr., Chauncey Gooden land national honorsSep 9
Sports IllustratedLamont Lester Jr.'s Colorado Impact Highlighted by Prestigious HonorSep 10from 8 outlets
Deion Sanders gives injury update on Colorado's Lamont Lester Jr.
Buffaloes Wire +1 Oct 21 · 2 outlets
On3Colorado football: Lamont Lester Jr., Boo Carter, D-line pick up Big 12 awardsSep 7Daily CameraCU Buffs Lamont Lester Jr., Boo Carter land Big 12 Player of Week honorsSep 7University of Colorado AthleticsLamont Lester Jr. (9/8/2026) - Athlete Awards - University of Colorado AthleticsSep 8On3Colorado football: Lamont Lester Jr., Chauncey Gooden land national honorsSep 9Sports IllustratedLamont Lester Jr.'s Colorado Impact Highlighted by Prestigious HonorSep 10Sports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Lamont Lester Jr. at Georgia Tech.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | 10 | 7 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 7 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-57@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 7.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 24-57 at Oklahoma State, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Second quarter, up 24-20.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 4 games with play by play.
How Colorado’s defense played that day
Oklahoma State’s 13 drives: 2 stopped · 11 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 8. His pbu came with Colorado up 4.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 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 7-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 42-14.
5 tackles, including 3 sacks, tied for the most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 25. Second quarter, down 10-7.
Week 1 · 2026
W 14-13
at Georgia Tech
3 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
70%7 TFLSack rate
50%5 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurry10 tackles · 7 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Pass share
48.2%
264 pass / 284 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
298 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
