2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Tunmise Adeleye
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for five head coaches across five seasons and five programs. The first one came in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1.5 sacks against SMU — Week 9, 2026.
31 tackles · 5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | 31 | 9 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | UNLV | 48 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 100 | 39 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 6 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 66-3vs New Hampshire | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 6.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-27 vs SMU, play by play
6 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 17-yard loss on 3rd and 6. First quarter, up 7-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 6 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Syracuse’s defense played that day
SMU’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 10. His sack came with Syracuse down 4.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack on 4th and 3 ended North Carolina’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 2-yard loss on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, tied 23-23. Ended North Carolina’s drive (downs).
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.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. The pressure he forced on 4th and 6 ended UConn’s drive (downs).
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, tied 34-34. Ended UConn’s drive (downs).
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Third quarter, down 24-10.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
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 9. Third quarter, up 41-0.
Week 9 · 2026
W 30-27
vs SMU
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
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 -8 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%6 TFLSack rate
16%5 sacksHurry rate
13%4 hurries31 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 5 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Harlon Barnett, G.J. Kinne, Dan Mullen and Fran Brown.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Syracuse
