2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.
Who is on UNC vs Clemson ACC availability report? Injury list includes Melkart Abou Jaoude
Hendersonville Times-News +1 Sep 16
Melkart Abou-Jaoude
Arrived at North Carolina from Delaware. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against TCU, Week 1, 2026.
13 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
Who is on UNC vs Clemson ACC availability report? Injury list includes Melkart Abou Jaoude
Hendersonville Times-News +1 Sep 16 · 2 outlets
from 7 outlets
Who is on UNC vs Clemson ACC availability report? Injury list includes Melkart Abou Jaoude
Hendersonville Times-News +1 Sep 16 · 2 outlets
Each 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 47 | 24 | 12.0 | 10.5 |
| Career | 60 | 29 | 13.0 | 11.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10vs TCU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 26-37vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 15-10
vs TCU · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 5 at a neutral site.
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 -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
54%7 hurries13 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Bill Belichick, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #4 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
