Rutgers · W 37-21
No tackles.
Miami (OH) · L 19-20
No tackles.
Buffalo · L 18-25
No tackles.
UConn · L 16-35
No tackles.
Ball State · W 31-30
1 tackle
The other 4 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Sexil has tackles in 5 of Massachusetts’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Raheim Sexil
Arrived at Massachusetts from Florida International. On tape: 4 tackles against Sacramento State, Week 4, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 10): 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-30vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Nov. 4 · W 31-30 vs Ball State, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
This season: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
How Massachusetts’s defense played that day
Ball State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 12. The pbu came with Massachusetts down 7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Week 2 · 2026
W 37-10
vs Sacred Heart
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to -15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
12tackles this season12 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 5-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
43.8%
233 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike MacIntyre and Joe Harasymiak.
