Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs Youngstown State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45vs Alabama | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
#90
Mi'Quise Grace
Senior defensive lineman for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 271 lb · Cincinnati, OH
CFB Index 52 · #196 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Kentucky 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 · 6 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with South Dakota in 2022.
Mi'Quise Grace
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Mi'Quise Grace has been at Kentucky through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Alabama, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with South Dakotaout of Princeton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Kentucky
2026era →
Will Stein
Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Kentucky1-1HC: Will Stein · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 3.0 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
Will Stein
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
52 · #196 of 420 edge rushers
Unranked recruit. Now #196 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #24 of 60 SEC DLs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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 1 · 2026
W 45–13
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 32-point win at home against Youngstown State.
With K. Minchey — 301 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 17 rush yds (1 car) · T. O'Hara — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (31 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javontae Jean-Baptiste’s 2023 season.
86%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Javontae on
Sack rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Virgin's junior season at Boise State (2025).
89%match
Matches Jayden on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Mi'Quise Grace
The defensive line · Kentucky
- #90Mi'Quise Grace7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Tavion Gadson4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Dominic Wiseman3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Tyler Thomas3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Ahmad Breaux2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
6 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology