Chris D'Appolonia
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner and Fran Brown. First career honor, 2025: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Louisville — Week 7, 2026.
60 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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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Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 30 | 9.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 30-27 vs SMU, play by play
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 9 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Syracuse’s defense played that day
SMU’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 10.
8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 14-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, down 20-10.
12 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 2nd-most tackles for loss in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 18. Fourth quarter, down 34-26.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 18-14.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%9 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups60 tackles · 9 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jason Candle and Fran Brown.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Syracuse
