Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-27vs Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
#49
Gabe Kaminski
Freshman linebacker for Stanford. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Riverside, IL · Nazareth Academy
Returning to Stanford for 2026
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 1 PBU
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, vs Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 linebacker for Stanford. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2025.
Gabe Kaminski
Gabe Kaminski has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Stanford. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 1.5 sacks against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Stanford3-star out of Nazareth Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Frank Reich
Stanford
2026era →
Tavita Pritchard
Stanford
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Reich → Tavita Pritchard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (95th percentile). 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: 4.0 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 1.5 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 37–27
vs Hawai'i
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Stanford
Returning around him
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #37
The linebacker corps · Stanford
- #35Matt Rose106 tackles · 2025
- Jahsiah Galvan50 tackles · 2025
- #11Tevarua Tafiti32 tackles · 2025
- #38Zach Johnson28 tackles · 2025
- #49Gabe Kaminski7 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Stanford team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology