Maryland · W 20-17
No tackles.
Resetich has tackles in 7 of Illinois’s 8 games: none against Maryland.
“Resetich is so bad on defense.”
Mac Resetich
Fourth year in the Illinois secondary. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Ohio State — Week 4, 2026.
27 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Mac Resetich vs UAB.
The game on Oct 31 is in the game log; its play by play comes with the next update.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-10vs Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-17@ Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 27 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL27 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Bret Bielema — 29-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
49.5%
243 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #394 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #76 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bret Bielema.
