2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Shakai Woods
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2024: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Georgia State — Week 8, 2026.
15 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 48 | 21 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 42 | 20 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 106 | 49 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 49-56vs South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-32vs Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 38-32
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Georgia State at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%3 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries15 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
47.5%
233 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
258 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #122 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rick Stockstill, Derek Mason and Butch Jones.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas State
Sun Belt Conference
