2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Mateen Ibirogba
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Arizona — Week 9, 2026.
18 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 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.
Fans first named Mateen Ibirogba at Oregon State.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 18 | 10 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 40 | 18 | 6.0 | 4.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 5 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 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs No. 22 Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-7@ Colorado | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 53-25vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-37@ Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 22 Arizona | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Arizona, play by play
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 34-23.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Texas Tech’s defense played that day
Arizona’s 12 drives: 7 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11. His hurry came with the game tied.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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 6-yard loss. Third quarter, up 43-10.
3 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 2-yard loss. Third quarter, down 7-6.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
3 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 -18 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
14%2 sacksHurry rate
28%5 hurries18 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.2%
236 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
260 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
Unranked recruit. Now #141 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson, Jake Dickert and Joey McGuire.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
