Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Antonio Bottiggi
Sophomore defensive lineman on Kent State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Painesville, OH · Riverside HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at South Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Kent State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kent State in 2024.
Antonio Bottiggi
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has two seasons of production at Kent State behind him. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against South Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Kent State2-star out of Riverside
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
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 1 game: 1.0 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
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
Background
2025 (R-Freshman) Academic All-MAC Saw action in 9 games for Kent State in 2025 Finished with 5 total tackles (2 unassisted, 3 assisted) Recorded half a tackle for loss for 1 yard Had a quarterback hurry against Central Michigan Posted 2 tackles vs Central Michigan 2024 (Freshman) Appeared in one...
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
- #44Antonio Bottiggi0.5 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