2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Matthew Stenbroten
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. On tape: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UTEP, Week 9, 2026.
25 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 25 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 25 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 tackles for loss, 3 tackles.
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 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-32@ Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10@ Sacramento State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-21@ New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs UTEP | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-0
vs Fordham
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%1 sackTFL rate
14%4 TFLHurry rate
28%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
12%1 of 8 pressures25 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
