Texas A&M · W 31-20
2 tackles
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 3 outlets.
Is Yhonzae Pierre satisfied with his 2026 Alabama football season?
The Tuscaloosa News Nov 3
Yhonzae Pierre
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Three seasons in the Alabama linebacker corps to date. First career honor, 2025: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Tennessee — Week 7, 2026.
26 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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Is Yhonzae Pierre satisfied with his 2026 Alabama football season?
The Tuscaloosa News Nov 3 · 1 outlet
from 7 outlets
Who will Alabama to lean on to rush the passer outside of Yhonzae Pierre?
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Fans first named Yhonzae Pierre vs East Carolina.
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Last game (Wk 8): 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 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 50-36vs Florida State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-18vs South Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs No. 2 Georgia | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-26@ No. 14 Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 31-20vs Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 11 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
Oct. 24 · W 31-20 vs Texas A&M, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Alabama’s defense played that day
Texas A&M’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (3 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
6 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 3rd and 7. First quarter, down 6-0.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 21. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Second quarter, down 10-7.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
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 8. Third quarter, up 35-10.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 27 yards for the score. 3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Intercepted, returned 27 yards for the score. Second quarter, made it 31-7.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, up 38-7.
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 -4 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
13%4 sacksPD rate
15%4 pass breakups26 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 26-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
45.8%
225 pass / 266 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #24 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #4 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
