Fresno State · L 22-38
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Niklas Fisher
On tape: 5 tackles against UTEP, Week 4, 2026.
17 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
OregonLive Nov 2OregonLive Oct 26
Sports Illustrated Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ No. 23 Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs No. 13 Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs Montana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-7@ UTEP | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 56-26@ Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 66-14vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-30vs Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-38@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 56-26
4 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 30-point win on the road against Colorado State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
67.7%
614 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
113.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #521 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Trent Bray, Robb Akey, and JaMarcus Shephard. Multi-era developmental context.
