2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Tyler Gillison
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Luke Fickell, Scott Satterfield, Jonathan Smith and John Hauser. On tape: 7 tackles against Akron, Week 10, 2026.
25 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 25 | 10 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 15 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 43 | 15 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 10): 7 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 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Kent State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20@ Akron | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Nov. 3 · W 28-20 at Akron, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Ohio’s defense played that day
Akron’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
16%4 hurries25 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
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 #66 at the position.
The No. 1,156 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Luke Fickell, Scott Satterfield, Jonathan Smith and John Hauser.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio
