2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Malachi Kindle
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Ohio — Week 7, 2026.
17 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 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 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31vs North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35vs Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-48vs Ohio | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-10vs Kent State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 52-0
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 52-point win at home against Mississippi Valley State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%2 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries17 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 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 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
51.8%
300 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
64.3
9 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
336 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
Unranked recruit. Now #90 at the position.
