2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Omar Staples
Wins the gap play after play. The three seasons at Stanford span three head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich and Tavita Pritchard. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Duke, Week 3, 2026.
23 tackles · 1.5 sacks
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
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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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 37-27vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs No. 7 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-35@ Duke | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-57@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-58@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Elon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs NC State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-52@ Louisville | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-52 at Louisville, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Stanford’s defense played that day
Louisville’s 12 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 9.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback twice.
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.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, down 15-3.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 1 ended Georgia Tech’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, up 27-20. Ended Georgia Tech’s drive (downs).
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
Week 4 · 2026
W 34-27
vs Georgia Tech
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
13%3 hurries23 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Pass share
54.7%
320 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.0
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #103 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #56 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,220 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
