2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
William Holmes
Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Nate Dreiling, Bronco Mendenhall and Bret Bielema. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Duke — Week 2, 2026.
20 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
Yahoo Sports Oct 25His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 20 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Utah State | 45 | 22 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 71 | 30 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 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 42-23vs UAB | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Maryland | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +29 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
8%2 sacksHurry rate
20%4 hurries20 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #286 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nate Dreiling, Bronco Mendenhall and Bret Bielema.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Illinois
