2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Troy Pikes
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Clay Helton and Shane Beamer. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma — Week 9, 2026.
10 tackles · 1.5 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 | South Carolina | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 16 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 40 | 21 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 42-25 at Oklahoma, play by play
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.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 42-19.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 6 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.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 24-13.
2 tackles.
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.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 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.
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
25%2 TFLSack rate
15%2 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurry10 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 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
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #11 of 13 SEC DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,529 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SEC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Clay Helton and Shane Beamer.
