2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Durojaiye looks exhausted lol”
South Carolina fan, r/CFB game thread · vs Tennessee, Oct 24
Tomiwa Durojaiye
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons span four programs and four head coaches: Neal Brown, Mike Norvell, Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Towson, Week 2, 2026.
24 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 24 | 17 | 7.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Illinois | 16 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 23 | 9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 39 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 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 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 17 | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 42-25 at Oklahoma, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 sack. 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 4-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 21-7.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How South Carolina’s defense played that day
Oklahoma’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. 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 on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, down 21-17.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 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 9-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 35-18.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. 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 8-yard loss. Third quarter, up 17-3.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%7 TFLSack rate
17%4 sacksHurry rate
17%4 hurries24 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
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
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for four programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 5 schools: Mark Stoops, Neal Brown, Mike Norvell, Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to South Carolina
