Iowa State · W 16-13
No tackles.
Minnesota · L 10-13
No tackles.
Ries has tackles in 6 of Iowa’s 8 games: none against Iowa State and Minnesota.
Preston Ries
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Iowa. On tape: 4 tackles and 2 sacks against Washington, Week 6, 2026.
9 tackles · 2.5 sacks
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Northern Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-19@ No. 18 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs No. 5 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Washington | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-0vs No. 25 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-0 vs Wisconsin, 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, 2 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How Iowa’s defense played that day
Wisconsin’s 10 drives: 10 stopped (3 takeaways) · 0 scored.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for the most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 5. First quarter, up 3-0.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
1 tackle.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 20-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 15-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
240 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
