Kershawn Fisher is a defensive end at Western Michigan who has not played in Western Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Michigan lists 28 defensive linemen this season.
Western Michigan is 6-3. Next: at Akron, Tue Nov 10.
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Skip Holtz, Sonny Cumbie and Lance Taylor. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Michigan State — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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 | Western Michigan | 28 | 15 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 41 | 26 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 81 | 44 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33vs North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-13vs Toledo | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-19@ Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 23-13vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 15 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 14-13
vs Toledo
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%2 sacksTFL rate
23%6 TFLHurry rate
32%9 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
18%2 of 11 pressures28 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.3%
304 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.2
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #133 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #5 of 13 Mid-American DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,043 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Skip Holtz, Sonny Cumbie and Lance Taylor.
