2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Shakaun Bowser
Second year in the same defensive front at UTEP. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against New Mexico, Week 5, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle for loss, 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 | L 0-51@ No. 10 Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ No. 19 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-33vs Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-61@ New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-30vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 11-24vs San José State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-31@ North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
10%2 hurries20 tackles · 5.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Scotty Walden — 3-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
38.7%
179 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
57.8
8 games
Team sack rate
18.0%
228 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #259 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #21 of 45 Conference USA DLs — his program moves to the Mountain West 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 Mountain West.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr. and Scotty Walden.
