Elon · W 34-7 · FCS
3 tackles
Louisville · L 24-52
1 tackle
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
“There is just something about the #11 for Stanford (I miss Shayne but love Tafiti)”
Tevarua Tafiti
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for four head coaches in five seasons at Stanford. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Duke, Week 3, 2026.
27 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
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 37-27vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs No. 7 Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-35@ Duke | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-57@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-58@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Elon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs NC State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-52@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-52 at Louisville, play by play
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Stanford’s defense played that day
Louisville’s 12 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 9. His hurry came with Stanford up 3.
5 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-21.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 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.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Week 8 · 2026
W 31-28
vs NC State
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out NC State at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
7%2 pass breakups27 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Pass share
54.7%
320 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.0
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #214 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #33 of 74 ACC LBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: David Shaw, Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
