2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Zina Umeozulu
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the Texas defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State, Week 2, 2026.
21 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
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 31
Saturday Down South Oct 25Yahoo Sports Oct 20His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 4 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 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs No. 1 Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 30-6vs UTSA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-17@ No. 14 Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27vs No. 7 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-3vs Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 20-17
at Tennessee
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from +2 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%2 sacksTFL rate
19%4 TFLHurry rate
14%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
40%2 of 5 pressures21 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 16-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
43.5%
226 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
64.9
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
263 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #156 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Sarkisian.
