2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Nehemiah Dukes
The two seasons at Ohio span two head coaches: Brian Smith and John Hauser. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Jacksonville State — Week 2, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 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.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 10): 2 tackles for loss, 3 tackles.
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 21-49@ Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Kent State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20@ Akron | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, 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 #163 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Smith → John Hauser. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
