2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Matthew Fobbs-White
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for four head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, Dave Aranda and Tony Elliott. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia — Week 3, 2026.
29 tackles · 5 sacks
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 11 | 8.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 7-51 at Wake Forest, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss. Second quarter, down 17-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Virginia’s defense played that day
Wake Forest’s 10 drives: 1 stopped · 9 scored.
2 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.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack. The pressure he forced on 3rd and 10 ended SMU’s drive (td).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 16-13. Ended SMU’s drive (td).
Sacked the quarterback for a 17-yard loss on 3rd and 26. Fourth quarter, down 23-13.
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss. 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 7-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 28-17.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, down 31-7.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 14. Third quarter, up 28-3.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Second quarter, up 28-3.
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 -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%5 sacksTFL rate
28%8 TFLHurry rate
31%9 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
36%5 of 14 pressures29 tackles · 8 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
29 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #11 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Willie Fritz, Jon Sumrall, Dave Aranda and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
