2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
London Merritt
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Deion Sanders and Dabo Swinney. On tape: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Carolina, Week 3, 2026.
13 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle for loss, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ No. 11 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10@ California | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-24@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-24 at Florida State, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Clemson’s defense played that day
Florida State’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (4 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, up 31-0.
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.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, down 7-3.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 passes broken up, tied for 4th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
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.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%2 sacksTFL rate
35%4 TFLHurry rate
31%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
33%2 of 6 pressures13 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
45.3%
248 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
289 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
Former four-star. Now #109 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Deion Sanders and Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Clemson
