“Paul Oyewale is such a bum the highlight we get is him running out the flat on a play never going to the RB lmao”
Paul Oyewale
Fourth year in the TCU linebacker corps. On tape: 6 tackles against BYU, Week 5, 2026.
26 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Fans first named Paul Oyewale vs Arkansas State.
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Last game (Wk 9): 5 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 10-15vs North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-21@ UCF | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17vs No. 10 BYU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 17-6@ Baylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-16vs Kansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 19 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 31-7
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 24-point win at home against Arkansas State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -7 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups26 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 31-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
50.8%
270 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
26 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 #243 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sonny Dykes.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
