2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Austin Alexander
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Bill Belichick and Lance Taylor. On tape: 6 tackles against Monmouth, Week 2, 2026.
32 tackles · 5 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 32 | 10 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 35 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21@ Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-32vs Boise State | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-7vs Kent State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-14@ Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-45@ Toledo | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 23-10vs Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 5.5 | 5.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 23-10 vs Bowling Green, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 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 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 14-7.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Western Michigan’s defense played that day
Bowling Green’s 13 drives: 11 stopped (3 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 9. His hurry came with the game tied.
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 2nd-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Fourth quarter, tied 38-38.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
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. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 14-0.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. His sack ended Buffalo’s drive (half).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Second quarter, down 14-10. Ended Buffalo’s drive (half).
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 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.
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 -21 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
16%5 sacksTFL rate
17%6 TFLHurry rate
19%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
45%5 of 11 pressures32 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
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
32 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #39 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bill Belichick and Lance Taylor.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Western Michigan
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