6′5″ · 295 lb · Redding, CT · Joel Barlow
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
Carter Janki
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Purdue — Week 5, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 6): 1 hurry.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 10 · W 38-37 at Michigan State, play by play
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
How Illinois’s defense played that day
Michigan State’s 9 drives: 3 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
1 tackle.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
1 tackle.
2 tackles.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
30%3 hurries10 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
51.9%
192 pass / 178 run
Plays / game
61.7
6 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
216 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #290 at the position.
His career
