2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 1 outlet.
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Nate Gabriel
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at West Virginia: Chad Scott and Rich Rodriguez. On tape: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against TCU, Week 8, 2026.
22 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
from 1 outlet
WVU Football Nate Gabriel Front
WV News Oct 24 · 1 outlet
from 4 outlets
WVU Football Nate Gabriel Front
WV News Oct 24 · 1 outlet
Sports IllustratedEach 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 22 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 17 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 5 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 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27vs No. 25 Virginia | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 42-45@ Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-42vs Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20@ TCU | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
14%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries22 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
27.7%
164 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
74.1
8 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
190 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
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 #119 at the position.
The No. 1,315 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
