2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Taje McCoy
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Deion Sanders, Doug Meacham and Brent Key. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Colorado — Week 1, 2026.
45 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 45 | 23 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Colorado | 24 | 20 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 91 | 55 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 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 13-14vs Colorado | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Stanford | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-49vs Boston College | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 11-34@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 23 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 11-34 at Pittsburgh, play by play
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 17-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Georgia Tech’s defense played that day
Pittsburgh’s 15 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 3. His forced fumble came with Georgia Tech down 17.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 18. Third quarter, down 24-10.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 9 of his 11, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%2 sacksTFL rate
11%5 TFL45 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
45 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #152 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Deion Sanders, Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Brent Key.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia Tech
