2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Please lord let us hold on to Leroy Harris in the offseason”
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 5 outlets.
Kansas Football DE Leroy Harris III Emerging as College Football Star
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 6
Leroy Harris III
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Transferred to Kansas from Chattanooga. On tape: 4 tackles against Missouri, Week 2, 2026.
30 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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.
from 5 outlets
Kansas Football DE Leroy Harris III Emerging as College Football Star
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 6 · 2 outlets
from 6 outlets
Kansas Football DE Leroy Harris III Emerging as College Football Star
Sports Illustrated +1 Oct 6 · 2 outlets
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Fans first named Leroy Harris III vs Long Island University.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle, 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 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 4.0 TFL |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs No. 23 Missouri | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 55-0vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 19 | 11.0 | 3.5 | — | 5 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-22 at TCU, play by play
1 tackle. Leroy Harris III hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
This season: disruption in the backfield — 11 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kansas’s defense played that day
TCU’s 11 drives: 9 stopped · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 8.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. The sack on 4th and 2 ended Baylor’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 13-yard loss on 4th and 2. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Ended Baylor’s drive (downs).
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. Leroy Harris III hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for the most sacks in FBS that week. The sack on 4th and 3 ended Utah’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 9. First quarter, down 14-0.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss on 4th and 3. Second quarter, down 21-7. Ended Utah’s drive (downs).
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. The pass breakup on 4th and 5 ended Middle Tennessee’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play: 2 of 3, sacks included.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 5. Second quarter, up 17-0. Ended Middle Tennessee’s drive (downs).
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 34-0. Ended Middle Tennessee’s drive (fumble).
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up. The forced fumble on 3rd and 2 ended Missouri’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play: 3 of 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Missouri’s drive (fumble).
A big game: 4 tackles, including 4 more for loss, 3rd-most tackles for loss in FBS that week. Leroy Harris III hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. 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 -15 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%4 sacksTFL rate
37%11 TFLHurry rate
17%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
41%4 of 8 pressures30 tackles · 11 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Lance Leipold, all run-leaning offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
30 tackles in 8 games, 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 #29 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #2 of 22 Big 12 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%).
The No. 1,919 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
