2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Michael Williams II
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for three head coaches at South Florida: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick and Brian Hartline. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UAB — Week 9, 2026.
24 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 24 | 13 | 6.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Florida | 19 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 30 | 15 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | South Florida | 13 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 86 | 46 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles for loss, 4 tackles, 1 hurry.
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 19-9vs Florida International | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-17vs Delaware State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-6@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-17vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ UTSA | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-10vs UAB | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 13 | 6.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-10 vs UAB, play by play
4 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.
Against his own season: tied for his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How South Florida’s defense played that day
UAB’s 9 drives: 7 stopped · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 4.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 6 ended Kent State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, up 24-2. Ended Kent State’s drive (downs).
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
2 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 7-yard loss. Third quarter, tied 10-10.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. 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 0-yard loss on 3rd and 16. First quarter, down 3-0.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 16-3.
Week 7 · 2026
W 29-2
vs Kent State
1.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against Kent State.
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 -21 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%4 sacksTFL rate
27%6 TFLHurry rate
25%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
40%4 of 10 pressures24 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
42.1%
195 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
57.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
24 tackles in 8 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 #69 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato, Alex Golesh, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
