Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 58-24vs Southern Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#92
Mukendi Wa-Kalonji
Graduate defensive lineman on Colorado State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Aurora, CO · Grandview
CFB Index 46 · #241 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Colorado State 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
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Southern Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Colorado State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2021.
Mukendi Wa-Kalonji
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Five seasons at Colorado State, three different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers and Jim Mora. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Southern Utah, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Grandview
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Colorado State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2024
Colorado State
2025era →
Tyson Summers
Colorado State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Colorado State3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced
2026Colorado State2-0HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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, 0.0 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
Jim Mora
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
46 · #241 of 426 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #241 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 35 | 16 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 13 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 70 | 29 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 58–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Colorado State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -6 net (32 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #75 · 2026 recruiting class #73
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Carter Evans’s 2024 season.
94%match
Matches Carter on
Class year
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Carter Evans's junior season at Eastern Michigan (2024).
95%match
Matches Carter on
Class year
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Mukendi Wa-Kalonji
Background
at Colorado State Redshirt Junior, 2025 (3/3): • Participated in three games during the season • Recorded a total of six tackles, including four solo and two assisted • Achieved a season-high of three tackles against UTSA on September 20, 202 • Contributed two solo tackles in the game against Was...
The defensive line · Colorado State
- #9Stephon Wright3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Robby Harrison2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39DeAndre Gill Jr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Brandon Kelly1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Mukendi Wa-Kalonji0 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Colorado State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology