Week 7 Stats: 10 tackles (8 solo), 4.5 tackles-for-loss (11 yards), 3.0 sacks (9 yards)
Itote became the first player in the FCS this season to post 4.0 tackles-for-loss and 3.0 sacks while finishing the game in double figures in tackles when he turned the trick at North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Coming one stop shy of his season high of 11, which was set on Opening Weekend against Roosevelt, the Lone Star State product recorded 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.0 sacks against the Aggies. Itote’s 4.5 sacks are the fourth-most in a single game in the FCS this season while his 3.0 sacks are tied with 18 other defenders for the nation’s best performance in 2026. Among league leaders, the senior ranks seventh in tackles-for-loss per game (0.93) while his 0.43 sacks per game are also seventh. Itote is the first Cougar ever to take home NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office co-Defensive Player of the Week.