Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Mario Landino
Junior defensive lineman for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 288 lb · Macungie, PA · Emmaus
CFB Index 81 · #43 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Indiana for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1.5 TFL · 2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Howard
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Indiana in 2024.
Mario Landino
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent three seasons in the Indiana defensive front. The receipt: 1 tackles, 1 sacks against Howard — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20246 games
- Signed with Indiana3-star out of Emmaus
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Indiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Indiana
Played his entire career under Curt Cignetti.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Curt Cignetti — 29-2 over that span.
2024Indiana11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
81 · #43 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #43 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #7 of 69 Big Ten DLs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (17 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trace Scott’s 2025 season.
81%match
Matches Trace on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to DeMarvin Leal's sophomore season at Texas A&M (2021).
82%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
Matches DeMarvin on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Mario Landino
Background
Pronunciation: Hometown: muh-kunn-G | High School: em-ay-iss Career Notes & Records Appeared in 28 of 29 career games with 11 starts ... Lone missed game came due to injury in 2024 ... Made first collegiate start at Oregon (10/11) in 2025. 2025 (Sophomore Season) Season: Appeared in all 16 games...
The defensive line · Indiana
- #8Stephen Daley19 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Tyrique Tucker11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Mario Landino6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Joshua Burnham6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #12Tobi Osunsanmi6 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology