Jordan Kwiatkowski is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Central Michigan.
Kwiatkowski is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons at Central Michigan span two head coaches: Jim McElwain and Matt Drinkall. All-MAC in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 14 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss against Kent State, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
112 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 13.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 112 | 51 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 97 | 46 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 31 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 250 | 117 | 28.0 | 2.5 | 7 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-14@ San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-63@ No. 23 Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Wagner | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28@ Akron | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-6@ Bowling Green | 14 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-13vs Massachusetts | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ Western Michigan | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-19vs Buffalo | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-16@ Kent State | 14 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 4.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | L 3-21vs Toledo | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 7-34vs Northwestern | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 51 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
112tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%14 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
4%4 pass breakups112 tackles · 13.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 11.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
32.2%
252 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
60.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
261 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #2 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
The No. 1,316 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a senior.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
