#51

Kyle Rachwal

Senior linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2018: 114 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #51

6′3″ · 237 lb · Lapeer, MI

Eastern Michigan 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

TE recruit

No. 2227 nationally · Signed with Eastern Michigan

Statement game16 tackles · 1.5 TFLvs Northern Illinois (FBS) · L 23-26

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2018: 114 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Eastern Michigan, 284 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2014

Signed with Eastern Michigan2-star out of Lapeer

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2227 national

CFB

College

Eastern Michigan

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

1 coach

2015–2018

Chris Creighton

Eastern Michigan

Played his entire career under Chris Creighton.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 20-30 over that span.

2015Eastern Michigan1-11HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

2016Eastern Michigan7-6HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

2018Eastern Michigan7-6HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (93rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#29 / 2662 · 99th pct

114

Tackles for loss#176 / 2662 · 93rd pct

9.5

QB hurries#184 / 2662 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#250 / 2662 · 90th pct

Sacks#489 / 2662 · 78th pct

2.0

Passes defended#519 / 2662 · 76th pct

Interceptions#130 / 805 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#63 / 722 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	10.6	0.8	0.3	0.1
Road5g	8.0	0.8	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	9.5	1.0	0.1	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	9.5	0.4	0.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chris Creighton

Pass share

58.2%

107 pass / 77 run

Plays / game

61.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

117 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Eastern Michigan	114	42	9.5	2.0	3	2	--
2017	Eastern Michigan	66	34	6.0	1.5	2	--	--
2016	Eastern Michigan	104	38	1.0	0.0	--	1	--
2015	Eastern Michigan	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		284	114	16.5	3.5	5	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2018

W 51–17

vs Monmouth

1 SOLO · 1 TFL · 2 QB HUR

Dominant 34-point win at home against Monmouth.

With T. Wiegers — 238 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Julien — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 58 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week