Washington State · W 26-20
9 tackles
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 6 above.
Tainoa Lave
A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Washington State — Week 9, 2026.
30 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | San Diego State | 30 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 30 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-26vs James Madison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-41@ Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-66@ Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 30 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL30 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
