2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Sean FitzSimmons
Wins the gap play after play. Five seasons in the Pittsburgh defensive front to date. On tape: 6 tackles against Virginia Tech, Week 5, 2026.
24 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes 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.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 24 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 25 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 32 | 13 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 85 | 36 | 11.5 | 5.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0vs Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 17-21vs North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-27@ Boston College | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-52@ No. 1 Miami | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries24 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 33-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
49.1%
315 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
71.2
9 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
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 #32 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #64 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
