2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Tim Brantley Jr.
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Missouri State: Nick Petrino and Casey Woods. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Sam Houston — Week 9, 2026.
24 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 24 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 31 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 20 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 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 0-50@ No. 8 Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-34@ No. 22 SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-34@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-61@ Delaware | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3vs Sam Houston | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 24-3
vs Sam Houston
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Sam Houston.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%4 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
8%2 hurries24 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
47.8%
236 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
24 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #153 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Beard → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
