2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Brett Karhu
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ryan Silverfield and Jason Eck. The first one came in 2025: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 reception against New Mexico State — Week 4, 2026.
21 tackles · 5.5 sacks
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — gets there and finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 | New Mexico | 21 | 8 | 8.0 | 5.5 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 29 | 17 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Memphis | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 51 | 25 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 1 tackle.
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 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ No. 24 Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-18@ New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 61-7vs UTEP | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 21-10@ Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-16vs North Dakota State | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 21-16@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 8.0 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 21-16 at San José State, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 sack. Brett Karhu hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, up 14-9.
This season: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How New Mexico’s defense played that day
San José State’s 10 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 7. The sack came with New Mexico up 5.
A big game: 5 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 4th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Second quarter, up 7-3.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: the turnover went 3 yards for the score. 0 tackles.
Not drawn: there is no box score for this game yet.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. Brett Karhu hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 28-0.
Week 8 · 2026
W 21-16
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 5 at home.
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 -24 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
26%6 sacksTFL rate
38%8 TFLHurry rate
10%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
73%6 of 8 pressures21 tackles · 8 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
28.9%
142 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
10.6%
180 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #1 of 8 Mountain West DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Silverfield and Jason Eck.
