Akron · W 41-7
No tackles.
Indiana · L 16-23
2 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 6 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Kingsbury has tackles in 7 of Minnesota’s 8 games: none against Akron.
Matt Kingsbury
Fourth year in the Minnesota linebacker corps. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 2, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-14vs Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs No. 15 Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23@ No. 4 Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +0 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
11%2 pass breakups19 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 27-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #328 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #40 of 72 Big Ten LBs
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%).
The No. 1,293 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
