2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Sahir West
Wins the gap play after play. Came to UCLA by way of James Madison. The first career honor came in 2025: Sun Belt Freshman Player of the Year. On tape: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Nevada, Week 9, 2026.
33 tackles · 2.5 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
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
Fans first named Sahir West at California.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 33 | 19 | 7.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 46 | 17 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 4 |
| Career | 79 | 36 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 9 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 45-24@ California | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-38vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 54-3@ Maryland | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-15@ No. 13 Oregon | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7vs Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-10vs Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 33 | 19 | 7.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 27-0 vs Nevada, play by play
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 24-0.
Against his own season: tied for his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How UCLA’s defense played that day
Nevada’s 11 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 0 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
3 tackles.
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.
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.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 14-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
Week 9 · 2026
W 27-0
vs Nevada
1.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against Nevada.
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 -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%7 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries33 tackles · 7 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
40.8%
218 pass / 316 run
Plays / game
66.8
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
241 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Bob Chesney.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
