2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Nissi Ogbebor
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the same defensive front at Syracuse. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 3, 2026.
26 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 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 66-3vs New Hampshire | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-27 vs SMU, play by play
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
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.
How Syracuse’s defense played that day
SMU’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 10.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback 4 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback 4 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Week 5 · 2026
W 42-41
at UConn
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out UConn on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +13 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
38%10 hurries26 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Fran Brown — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 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
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
26 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 #182 at the position.
The No. 1,560 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
From Ottawa, ON — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
