2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Kenyatta Hardge II
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. On tape: 7 tackles and 2 sacks against Old Dominion, Week 9, 2026.
28 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-23 at Old Dominion, play by play
7 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 36-23.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Marshall’s defense played that day
Old Dominion’s 14 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback 3 times.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
29%8 hurries28 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
28 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #113 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Stoops and Tony Gibson.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
