2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Lorenzo Payne
One game to point at: 2 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Florida International — Week 9, 2026.
10 tackles · 1.5 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 10 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-14@ Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-6@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 49-10
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Florida International.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%3 TFLSack rate
15%2 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurry10 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
