Hector Gonzalez
Second year in the Eastern Michigan defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles against Toledo, Week 7, 2026.
11 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries11 tackles.
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.8%
333 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
66.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
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 #290 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #39 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.
From Monterrey, Mexico — one of 4 players from Mexico in FBS this season.
