2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
4 stories in the last 30 days, from 2 outlets.
Oklahoma DEs Taylor Wein, Adepoju Adebawore Ready for Their Next Challenge
Sports Illustrated Oct 27
Taylor Wein
Three seasons in the Oklahoma defensive front to date. First career honor, 2025: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
27 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 2 outlets
Oklahoma DEs Taylor Wein, Adepoju Adebawore Ready for Their Next Challenge
Sports Illustrated Oct 27 · 1 outlet
from 8 outlets
Oklahoma DEs Taylor Wein, Adepoju Adebawore Ready for Their Next Challenge
Sports Illustrated Oct 27 · 1 outlet
Sports IllustratedOklahoma’s Taylor Wein Says Tank Carrington ‘Reminds Me of Jayden Jackson’Aug 27
Yahoo SportsOklahoma DE Taylor Wein discusses Georgia's aggressive offenseSep 24Sports Illustrated
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On3Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Taylor Wein at Michigan.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 6 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 14-6vs New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs No. 1 Texas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-21vs No. 15 Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-15@ Mississippi State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-42vs South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2026
W 27-24
vs Texas · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at a neutral site.
Ratings of the games shown run from +6 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
7%2 hurries27 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Brent Venables — 20-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
48.6%
250 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
64.2
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #1 of 60 SEC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week, SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brent Venables.
