2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Matthew Aribisala
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: K.C. Keeler and Scott Abell. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 8, 2026.
12 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
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 5 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice | 12 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | Rice | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 35 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-38@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-16vs UTSA | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-28@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-51@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%2 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 2,694 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: K.C. Keeler and Scott Abell.
