2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Nate Chandler
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Toledo: Robert Weiner and Mike Jacobs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Sacramento State — Week 10, 2026.
19 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 21This season: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 10): 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-38vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-17@ Sacramento State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2026
W 20-17
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%3 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
45.1%
283 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
69.7
9 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Mike Jacobs. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
