6′0″ · 190 lb · Amarillo, TX · Amarillo HS
He has tackles in 6 of Tulsa’s 8 games: none against Sam Houston and East Texas A&M.
Rylan Leathers
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 10 tackles against Army, Week 8, 2026.
43 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulsa | 43 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 43 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 10 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-34@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 44-45vs North Texas | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 26-34@ Navy | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-17@ Rice | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38vs Army | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
His game on Oct 23 is in the game log; its play by play comes with the next update.
Oct. 17 · W 38-17 at Rice, play by play
8 tackles.
How Tulsa’s defense played that day
Rice’s 9 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 6.
10 tackles.
10 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
3 tackles.
2 tackles.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL43 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
49.7%
255 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
238 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
