Senior defensive tackle for Air Force. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.
6′4″ · 275 lb · Sylvania, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
3 TFL · 21 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs New Mexico
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle for Air Force. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.
Aidan Swartz
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent three seasons in the Air Force defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against New Mexico — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 18-19 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #280 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #12 of 13 Mountain West DTs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 30-49@ Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34@ Navy | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 48-51@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-20vs Army | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-16@ San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-26@ UConn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-20vs New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21@ Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Air Force
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tre'Vonn Rybka’s 2023 season.
Matches Tre'Vonn on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tre'Vonn Rybka's junior season at Kentucky (2023).
Matches Tre'Vonn on
Player DNA