2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Tavion Atkinson
On tape: 2 tackles against Syracuse, Week 9, 2026.
15 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
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 — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 15 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 15 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-20vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%2 sacksTFL rate
13%2 TFL15 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
49.4%
268 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
67.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #369 at the position.
