2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Darian Blachewicz
Second year in the Kent State defensive front. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Sacramento State — Week 9, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 18 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 19 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 37 | 14 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 4 for loss.
2 seasons under Mark Carney — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #206 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #32 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
