2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Brach Rice
Third year in the Miami (OH) defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles against Buffalo, Week 10, 2026.
22 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | Miami (OH) | 22 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 16 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 40 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 10): 4 tackles, 2 hurries.
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 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs Akron | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Central Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34vs Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Nov. 3 · L 31-34 vs Buffalo, play by play
4 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.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Miami (OH)’s defense played that day
Buffalo’s 11 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 7. His hurry came with Miami (OH) up 8.
4 tackles. 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 7-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 7-3.
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.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-7
vs Holy Cross
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 1 hurry
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
32%7 hurries22 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 21-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.0%
229 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
279 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #247 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #37 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,403 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
