2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Lightfoot is a great name for a pass rusher”
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 2 outlets.
Marquise Lightfoot
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three seasons in the Miami defensive front to date. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Stanford — Week 1, 2026.
29 tackles · 7 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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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On3Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Marquise Lightfoot at Stanford.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 7 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 45-6@ Stanford | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-3vs Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 41-13@ Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-35vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-23vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35@ North Carolina | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 7.5 | 7.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 38-35 at North Carolina, play by play
7 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 7. First quarter, up 7-0.
Against his own season: his 2nd-most backfield disruption game of 8 this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 7 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Miami’s defense played that day
North Carolina’s 7 drives: 2 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 6. His sack came with Miami up 3.
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. First quarter, up 7-0.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Third quarter, up 24-7.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. First quarter, up 21-0.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
Week 9 · 2026
W 38-35
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
26%8 TFLSack rate
24%7 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry29 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
3 seasons under Mario Cristobal, all balanced offenses — 31-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.3%
259 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
29 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #13 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #26 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mario Cristobal.
