2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Pat Farrell
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the same defensive front at Illinois. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Oregon — Week 8, 2026.
17 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 1 hurry.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 20-17 at Maryland, play by play
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Illinois’s defense played that day
Maryland’s 10 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 10. His hurry came with Illinois down 7.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
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.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
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.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
6%1 hurry17 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Bret Bielema — 24-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
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 #59 at the position.
The No. 1,245 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bret Bielema.
