#26

Mohamed Diallo

Senior defensive lineman for Central Michigan. 2021: 4 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

DL · Central Michigan · Sr. · #26

6′5″ · 285 lb · Toronto, ON

CFB Index 31 · #297 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceCentral Michigan 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Central Michigan. 2021: 4 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

Transferred from Central Michigan to Professional in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Arizona, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

202111 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Central Michigan

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Jim McElwain

Central Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim McElwain.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jim McElwain — 20-13 over that span.

2019Central Michigan8-6HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced

2020Central Michigan3-3HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2021Arizona9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #297 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (92nd percentile). Strength: sacks (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#212 / 2743 · 92nd pct

8.5

Sacks#223 / 2743 · 91st pct

4.0

QB hurries#323 / 2743 · 84th pct

Tackles#1129 / 2743 · 58th pct

Solo tackles#1137 / 2743 · 57th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.9	0.3	0.0
Road5g	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	1.0	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #297 of 370 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Central Michigan	35	20	8.5	4.0	--	--	--
2020	Central Michigan	16	8	7.5	3.0	--	--	--
2019	Central Michigan	7	5	2.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		58	33	18.5	7.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 16-24vs BYU	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 14-38vs San Diego State	6	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 19-21vs Northern Arizona	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 19-41@ Oregon	3	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 6	L 16-34vs UCLA	4	2	1.5	0.5	—
Wk 7	L 0-34@ Colorado	2	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 16-21vs Washington	8	3	4.0	1.5	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 9	L 34-41@ USC	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 29-38vs Utah	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 18-44@ Washington State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 15-38@ Arizona State	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Total		35	20	8.5	4.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Mohamed Diallo

202111 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

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