Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Paul Oyewale
Senior edge rusher on TCU's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 265 lb · Houston, TX · Langham Creek High School
CFB Index 52 · #198 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from TCU)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
5 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Grambling
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher on TCU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2022.
In Their Words
64 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Paul Oyewale
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the TCU defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against North Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Langham Creek
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2023
TCU
2025–2026
TCU
Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025TCU
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 28-14 over that span.
2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
52 · #198 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #198 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jereme Robinson’s 2021 season.
89%match
Matches Jereme on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Adepoju Adebawore's junior season at Oklahoma (2025).
Matches Adepoju on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Paul Oyewale
Background
AT TCU 2025 | JUNIOR (13/4) Played in 13 games and started four at defensive end … had 31 tackles with 7.5 TFLs and two sacks … also forced and recovered a fumble … had seven stops during the Alamo Bowl victory over USC ... posted three tackles and a TFL against BYU … had four tackles and a TFL o...
The defensive line · TCU
- #97Paul Oyewale7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Ansel Din-Mbuh6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Koron Hayward3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Zachary Chapman3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Markis Deal2 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology