Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-6vs Merrimack | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#40
Michael Bunyan
Senior linebacker for Air Force. 2024: 1 tackle.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Port Washington, WI · Port Washington
Returning to Air Force for 2026
The story
4 linebacker for Air Force. 2024: 1 tackle.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMichael Bunyan
The receipt: 1 tackles against Merrimack — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Air Force
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 21–6
vs Merrimack
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Air Force
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
Background
2025 – Played in one game, seeing action vs. Bucknell. 2024 – Did not see any action. 2023 – Did not see any action. High School – Lettered in football and basketball … football coach was his father, John Bunyan … all-state honors as a tight end … honorable mention all-state as a defensive linema...
The linebacker corps · Air Force
- #6Blake Fletcher108 tackles · 2025
- #8Dallas Daley45 tackles · 2025
- #33Brody Bujnoch31 tackles · 2025
- #30Isaac Hubert30 tackles · 2025
- #40Michael Bunyanno box-score line yet
11 more on the roster · Air Force team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology