Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-6@ Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-44@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Mohamed Altayeb
Senior defensive lineman on UNLV's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 290 lb · Castle Rock, CO
Returning to UNLV for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: at Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on UNLV's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2025.
Mohamed Altayeb
Second year in the UNLV defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 1 tackles against North Texas — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with UNLV3-star out of Garden City C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UNLV
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dan Mullen, all run-leaning offenses — 11-6 over that span.
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
2026UNLV1-2HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–6
at Hawai'i
1 QB HUR
With M. Choules — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG · J. Arnold — 116 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.5 · 89 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · UNLV
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (16 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #63
The defensive line · UNLV
- #94Lucas Conti4 tackles for loss · 2025
- Cohen Fuller3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Landen Thomas2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #42Andre Porter0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Mohamed Altayeb0 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · UNLV team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology