2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Kade Kostus
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jim McElwain, Matt Drinkall and Eddie George. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ball State — Week 7, 2026.
22 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 22 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 24 | 10 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 53 | 22 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle, 1 hurry.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-55@ Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-14vs South Florida | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-20@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10vs Sacramento State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%3 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry22 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
44.1%
233 pass / 295 run
Plays / game
58.7
9 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
262 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
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 #107 at the position.
The No. 1,368 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim McElwain, Matt Drinkall and Eddie George.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Bowling Green
