Senior defensive lineman for Wisconsin. 2025: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 21 tackles.
6′5″ · 323 lb · Stratford, WI
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
sack · 2025
1 TFL · 21 tackles
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 8 tackles, at Oregon
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Wisconsin. 2025: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 21 tackles.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Sacks: 63rd percentile.
The full scouting readBen Barten
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Four seasons at Wisconsin, two different head coaches: Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1 sacks against Oregon — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Leonhard → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (22nd 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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
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.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With S. West — 24 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · A. Bertrams — 37 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 43 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Oregon | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wisconsin
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #78
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keanu Williams’s 2023 season.
Matches Keanu on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tim Smith's senior season at Alabama (2023).
Matches Tim on
Player DNA