Gage Kreski: DB · Central Michigan · #4.
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Gage Kreski
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Central Michigan span two head coaches: John Bonamego and Jim McElwain. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Kent State — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
80 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 6 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 80 | 49 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 13 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 37 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 143 | 92 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-34@ Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Robert Morris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-49@ LSU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-27vs Florida International | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-28@ Miami (OH) | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 30-27@ Ohio | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Toledo | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-39vs Northern Illinois | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-30@ Western Michigan | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-30vs Kent State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-17@ Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-10vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 49 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
80tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFL80 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
46.5%
445 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
79.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
80 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #176 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Central Michigan, 143 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: John Bonamego → Jim McElwain. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
