2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Nasim Cairo
Wins the gap play after play. One game to point at: 4 tackles against UL Monroe — Week 9, 2026.
24 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 24 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 24 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
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 49-3vs Alcorn State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ UL Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
8%2 hurries24 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast 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
Unranked recruit. Now #68 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
