2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Nnanna Anyanwu
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jeff Traylor and Tony Elliott. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Syracuse — Week 6, 2026.
20 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 59-3
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%2 sacksTFL rate
15%3 TFLHurry rate
10%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%2 of 4 pressures20 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #101 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Traylor and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
