Adam Klenk is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Navy.
Klenk is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Florida Atlantic, Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Navy | 33 | 13 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 33 | 13 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs VMI | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-24vs UAB | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-23@ Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-13vs Rice | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31@ Temple | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-32vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ North Texas | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-49@ No. 10 Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-38vs No. 25 South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-17@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 17-16vs Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-13vs Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 13 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 42-32
2 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Florida Atlantic at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%5 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups33 tackles · 5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
22.5%
182 pass / 626 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
182 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #21 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
