2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Patrick Bauer
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Arizona — Week 5, 2026.
28 tackles · 3.5 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
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 28 | 18 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 18 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 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 34-15vs Boston College | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-26vs Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-34@ Arizona | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ West Virginia | 8 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 37-24vs No. 8 Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 6 Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 7.5 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 25-49 vs Utah, play by play
3 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Utah’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, down 49-25. Ended Utah’s drive (fumble).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Cincinnati’s defense played that day
Utah’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. His forced fumble came with Cincinnati down 24.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-6.
A big game: 8 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 2nd-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Third quarter, tied 21-21.
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 more for loss. 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.
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, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%4 sacksTFL rate
27%8 TFLHurry rate
4%1 hurryPressure-to-sack conversion
78%4 of 4 pressures28 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
42.4%
221 pass / 300 run
Plays / game
65.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
247 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
28 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
2026 is in progress.
