South Alabama · W 35-20
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 3 below.
Sam Fongang
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two seasons in the Louisiana Tech secondary to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Louisiana — Week 6, 2026.
43 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 43 | 25 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 64 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 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 80-6vs Northwestern State | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 8 LSU | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Army | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-31vs Louisiana | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0@ UL Monroe | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-0vs Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-20@ South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 25 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-20 at South Alabama, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 7 ended South Alabama’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 7. Fourth quarter, up 35-20. Ended South Alabama’s drive (downs).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana Tech’s defense played that day
South Alabama’s 12 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9.
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.
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.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL43 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 14-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
44.8%
232 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
43 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #40 of 43 Conference USA DBs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
