2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Sedrick Vessah
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. On tape: 2 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 5, 2026.
21 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
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 6 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo | 21 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 21 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 10): 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 7 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 21-17vs UAlbany | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ No. 14 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Robert Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-8@ Toledo | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-18vs Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 |
Nov. 3 · W 34-31 at Miami (OH), play by play
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up, the most tackles for loss in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Buffalo’s defense played that day
Miami (OH)’s 12 drives: 8 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 10.
1 tackle, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 4 ended Bowling Green’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, tied 14-14. Ended Bowling Green’s drive (int).
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
2 tackles.
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.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 10 · 2026
W 34-31
at Miami (OH)
1.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out Miami (OH) on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%4 sacksTFL rate
29%6 TFLHurry rate
19%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%4 of 8 pressures21 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
44.4%
292 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.0
9 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
