2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina
Third year in the Hawai'i defensive front. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against San José State — Week 5, 2026.
11 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
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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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-37@ Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-20vs San José State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 12-30@ Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
18%2 hurries11 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Timmy Chang, all pass-leaning offenses — 16-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
61.7%
346 pass / 215 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #8 of 35 Mountain West 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.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Timmy Chang.
From Nu'uuli, American Samoa — one of 16 players from American Samoa in FBS this season.
