2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
“He’s so explosive”: IU football’s unstoppable defensive force, Tobi Osunsanmi
The Daily Hoosier Oct 29
Tobi Osunsanmi
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Curt Cignetti. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Rutgers — Week 5, 2026.
34 tackles · 10 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15.5 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.
from 3 outlets
“He’s so explosive”: IU football’s unstoppable defensive force, Tobi Osunsanmi
The Daily Hoosier Oct 29 · 1 outlet
from 9 outlets
“He’s so explosive”: IU football’s unstoppable defensive force, Tobi Osunsanmi
The Daily Hoosier Oct 29 · 1 outlet
The Daily HoosierWatch: Q&A with IU football’s Lee Beebe, Jr. and Tobi Osunsanmi — Rutgers weekSep 29
Indiana University AthleticsQuoted: Lee Beebe Jr. & Tobi OsunsanmiSep 29
247SportsIndiana Football Q&A: RB Lee Beebe Jr., EDGE Tobi OsunsanmiSep 30The Daily Hoosier“He’s so explosive”: IU football’s unstoppable defensive force, Tobi OsunsanmiOct 29The Daily Hoosier
Sports IllustratedIndiana University AthleticsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Indiana10 stories2026 to nowMost about: in his words, profile and feature, performance and stat line.
The Daily HoosierWatch: Q&A with IU football’s Lee Beebe, Jr. and Tobi Osunsanmi — Rutgers weekSep 29Indiana University AthleticsQuoted: Lee Beebe Jr. & Tobi OsunsanmiSep 29
Kansas State3 stories2022 to 2025Most about: draft stock.
The Daily HoosierMeet the transfers: Don Fischer interviews IU football’s Joshua Burnham, Tobi OsunsanmiJun 12247SportsIndiana Integral 20: No. 10 Tobi OsunsanmiJul 3Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana | 34 | 22 | 15.5 | 10.0 |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 20 | 14 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 19 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 83 | 61 | 28.0 | 18.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 4 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 52-16vs North Texas | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-23vs Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-15@ Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17@ Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-19vs No. 4 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 13-6@ Michigan | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 23-16vs Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 15.5 | 10.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 23-16 vs Minnesota, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 4 ended Minnesota’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 4th and 4. Overtime quarter, up 23-16. Ended Minnesota’s drive (downs).
Against his own season: tied for his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 15 tackles for loss, 10 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Indiana’s defense played that day
Minnesota’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 13.
3 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 13-yard loss on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 6-0.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 6th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Second quarter, up 7-3.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 10 ended Nebraska’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 4th and 10. Fourth quarter, up 20-17. Ended Nebraska’s drive (downs).
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Second quarter, up 23-0.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Third quarter, up 12-0.
1 tackle, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Third quarter, up 55-0.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
46%16 TFLSack rate
29%10 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries34 tackles · 15.5 for loss · 10 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
42.5%
231 pass / 312 run
Plays / game
60.3
9 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
34 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Klieman and Curt Cignetti.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Indiana
