Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
Aiden Burgess
Sophomore defensive lineman on Kent State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Hanover, MD · Rock Creek Christian HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at South Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Kent State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2025.
Aiden Burgess
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Aiden Burgess has been at Kent State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 2 tackles against South Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Rock Creek Christian Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Kenni Burns
Kent State
2025–2026era →
Mark Carney
Kent State
Coaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
1 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quavion Bird’s 2025 season.
Matches Quavion on
Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Quavion on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Irving's sophomore season at Charlotte (2025).
Matches Caleb on
Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Aiden Burgess
Background
2025 (R-Freshman) Played in 10 games for Kent State in 2025 Recorded 10 total tackles (2 unassisted, 8 assisted) Had a career-high 3 tackles at Toledo Also posted 2 tackles at Florida State and Texas Tech 2024 (Freshman) Appeared in 4 games for the Golden Flashes 1 tackle on the season against Akron
The defensive line · Kent State
- Darian Blachewicz5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Thomas Aden4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Jaihien Roy2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Josue Cordoba1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #52Aiden Burgess0 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology