2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Traevon Mitchell
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Kevin Patrick and Dave Aranda. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Arizona State — Week 5, 2026.
16 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baylor | 16 | 12 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 29 | 12 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 45 | 24 | 13.5 | 5.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-19vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-19@ Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 6-17vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25@ Kansas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-9@ UCF | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 12 | 7.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 30 · W 41-9 at UCF, play by play
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 10-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 17-3.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Baylor’s defense played that day
UCF’s 15 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
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 5-yard loss on 3rd and 12. First quarter, tied 7-7.
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.
4 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
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. Fourth quarter, up 45-16.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 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.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
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 -4 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
47%8 TFLSack rate
19%3 sacksHurry rate
12%2 hurries16 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
49.7%
309 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
77.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Alex Golesh and Dave Aranda.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Big 12 Conference
