2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Leroy Palu
Wins the gap play after play. Two seasons in the Arizona defensive front to date. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 9, 2026.
13 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
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Fans first named Leroy Palu at BYU.
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Last game (Wk 9): 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 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-31@ West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-3vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries13 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Brent Brennan, all balanced offenses — 15-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #89 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #10 of 35 Big 12 DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
