Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Sahir West
Sophomore defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 279 lb · Baltimore, MD · Mount St. Joseph’s HS / James Madison
CFB Index 85 · #28 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred James Madison → UCLA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 TFL · 10 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 5 tackles, vs San Diego State
Statement game10 tackles · 5.5 TFL · 3 sacksvs Troy (FBS) · W 31-14
Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
- Signed with James Madison in 2024.
- Transferred from James Madison to UCLA in 2026.
- Named Sun Belt Freshman Player of the Year in 2025.
Sahir West
Wins his gap play after play. He got to UCLA by way of James Madison. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Sun Belt Freshman Player of the Year. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against San Diego State, Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2024
- Signed with James Madisonout of Mount Saint Joseph
202513 games
- All-Sun Beltsecond
- Sun Belt Freshman Player of the Yearwinner
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Tim Skipper
UCLA
2026era →
Bob Chesney
UCLA
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCLA
2025James Madison
2026UCLA
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 46 | 17 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 21 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
5 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Tracy Sprinkle’s 2017 season.
86%match
Matches Tracy on
TFL rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Tracy on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Braylon Rigsby's sophomore season at Texas Tech (2024).
86%match
Matches Braylon on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Sahir West
The defensive line · UCLA
- #15Sahir West14 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Aiden Gobaira7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55A.J. Fuimaono1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #90Amier Washington1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #24Cole Cogshell1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology