Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#88
Armel Mukam
Junior defensive lineman on Notre Dame's 2026 roster. From Laprairie, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
6′3″ · 296 lb · Laprairie, PQ · Woodberry Forest School
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Notre Dame)
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Michigan State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on Notre Dame's 2026 roster. From Laprairie, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.
Armel Mukam
This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Notre Dame. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Michigan State — Week 3, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Woodberry Forest
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Notre Dame
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Armel Mukam's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle for loss, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 37-7 over that span.
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame3-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
45.3%
86 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
63.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
93 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Where he came from
From Laprairie, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
The defensive line · Notre Dame
- #5Boubacar Traore10 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7Francis Brewu6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #56Elijah Hughes3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Keon Keeley3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Armel Mukam1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology