Will Gerig
Third year in the same defensive front at Western Michigan. On tape: 4 tackles against Rice, Week 3, 2026.
8 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 18 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ No. 16 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21@ Rice | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 7-32vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-7vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Lance Taylor — 22-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.7%
202 pass / 397 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
