2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Leroy Jackson
Wins the gap play after play. The three seasons at North Carolina span two head coaches: Freddie Kitchens and Bill Belichick. On tape: 8 tackles against Notre Dame, Week 5, 2026.
48 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 48 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 34 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 83 | 28 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 1 hurry.
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 15-10vs TCU | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-37vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 35-38 vs Miami, play by play
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
How North Carolina’s defense played that day
Miami’s 7 drives: 1 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 7.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
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 3-yard loss. Third quarter, up 17-15.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackHurry rate
2%1 hurry48 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
48 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #55 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #65 of 73 ACC 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%).
The No. 1,175 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
