Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 1746th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1082nd / 1909 |
| Run stops | 2 | 2224th / 3262 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 2 | — |
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| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 33–7 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 1 | W 38–0 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | @ | W 38–32 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ | W 31–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | W 28–0 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 6 | @ | L 7–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | W 31–17 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 3.8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3149th / 5406 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1346th / 2447 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Jacksonville State | 54 | ~11 (0–54) | 1 | 20% |
| Wk 1 · Fordham | 48 | ~8 (0–46) | 1 | 17% |
| Wk 2 · Air Force | 66 | ~12 (0–66) | 1 | 18% |
| Wk 5 · Wyoming | 49 | ~7 (0–40) | 1 | 14% |
| Season | 403 | 38 (0–73) | 4 | 9% |
13 LBs on the North Dakota State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Woolen | LB | 51 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Gavin Sell | LB | FR | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Ray James Jr. | LB | SO | 23 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Peder Haugo | LB | SO | 15 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 42 | Alex Elliott | LB | JR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Keith Williams | LB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Noah Taylor | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 35 | Ryland Satter | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 50 | Damian Devine | LB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jacob Wrbanek | LB | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 38 | Ben Schepp | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Carter Appl | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Oliver Lucht | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. North Dakota State depth chart →