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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 3 | 1930th / 3269 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 5 | — |
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Louisville#18 · 4-3 | 4 | 12% |
| 2024 |  Kentucky#60 · 4-8 | 2 | 5% |
| 2023 | Kentucky#41 · 7-6 | 1 | 3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tommy Ziesmer's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tommy Ziesmer's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | vs Ole Miss | L 38–41 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Villanova | W 59–13 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  SMU | W 41–31 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Wake Forest | L 27–30 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | @ NC State | L 28–31 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 |  Florida State | W 44–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | @ Syracuse | W 34–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 4.6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 2900th / 5416 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 636th / 1387 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
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 | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ole Miss | — | 78 | ~11 (6–16) | 1 | 14% |
| Wk 2 · Villanova | ✓ DL | 61 | ~12 (6–18) | 1 | 20% |
| Wk 3 · SMU | — | 79 | ~23 (9–36) | 2 | 29% |
| Wk 5 · NC State | — | 84 | ~17 (7–27) | 1 | 20% |
| Season | 1 GS | 524 | 63 (36–81) | 5 | 12% |
Position Room
17 DLs on the Louisville roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Clev Lubin | DL | SR | 36 | 5.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Demeco Kennedy | DL | JR | 20 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Tyler Thompson | DL | SR | 17 | 5.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Jerod Smith II | DL | JR | 17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 90 | Daylen Russell | DL | JR | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | AJ Green | DL | SR | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Micah Carter | DL | SR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Joshua Donald | DL | JR | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 93 | Bailey Abercrombie | DL | SO | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Eric Hazzard | DL | SO | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tommy Ziesmer | DL | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 91 | Keon Webb | DL | JR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 94 | Dillon Smith | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Maurice Davis | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 59 | Reece Sellers | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | Chris Jones Jr. | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Sam Dawson | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Louisville depth chart →