2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Vann Kavals
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 5, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 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
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 23 | 9 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 23 | 9 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 10): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ Central Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 23-25vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-35@ Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28vs Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 9 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-10
2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
20%4 TFL23 tackles · 4.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.8%
294 pass / 309 run
Plays / game
67.0
9 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #178 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
