Yassine Falke
Jams receivers off their route at the line. On tape: 8 tackles against Wyoming, Week 7, 2026.
26 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 4 interceptions. 1 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 26 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Career | 26 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 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 | L 0-40@ No. 22 Iowa | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28vs Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-41@ Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 21-56vs Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-31 at UNLV, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 4 interceptions in the 8 games with play by play.
How Northern Illinois’s defense played that day
UNLV’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10.
2 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended Hawai'i’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, down 49-14. Ended Hawai'i’s drive (int).
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
5 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 5 ended Arizona’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, down 42-10. Ended Arizona’s drive (int).
2 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Illinois State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 21-17. Ended Illinois State’s drive (int).
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. His interception on 4th and 2 ended Iowa’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 4th and 2. Third quarter, down 33-0. Ended Iowa’s drive (int).
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 -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this season26 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
53.1%
266 pass / 235 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
