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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 2000th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 9 | 933rd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 20 | — |
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Willie Breland III'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 |  Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | 5.9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Bowling Green | W 55–7 | 6.9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 4 |  Utah | L 17–31 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  West Virginia | W 45–42 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ BYU | L 10–24 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Arizona | L 3–39 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 |  Oklahoma State | W 51–49 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 22 | 1165th / 5664 |
| Solo | 10 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1566th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| 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 · Southeast Missouri State | ✓ LB | 67 | ~40 (20–47) | 5 | 60% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa | ✓ LB | 59 | ~29 (3–53) | 2 | 49% |
| Wk 3 · Bowling Green | ✓ LB | 52 | ~30 (3–52) | 4 | 58% |
| Wk 4 · Utah | ✓ LB | 60 | ~23 (2–42) | 2 | 38% |
| Wk 5 · West Virginia | — | 63 | ~44 (22–52) | 5 | 70% |
| Wk 6 · BYU | ✓ LB | 61 | ~12 (0–61) | 1 | 20% |
| Wk 8 · Arizona | — | 74 | ~40 (20–47) | 4 | 54% |
| Season | 5 GS | 510 | 218 (102–298) | 23 | 43% |
Position Room
11 LBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Schlimgen | LB | 79 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | ||
| Carson Willich | LB | 50 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | ||
| 34 | Beau Goodwin | LB | JR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Willie Breland III | LB | JR | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Malcolm Jones | LB | SR | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Montreze Smith | LB | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 40 | Landon Kalsbeck | LB | FR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Tristan Exline | LB | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Bradley Esser | LB | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Connor Welsch | LB | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Ethan Stecker | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
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. Iowa State depth chart →