Nathan Kapongo: DL · Akron · #99.
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Nathan Kapongo
Wins the gap play after play. Came to Akron by way of New Hampshire. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Western Michigan — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Akron | 36 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 36 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-52@ No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-49@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Colgate | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-50@ South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-30@ Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-27vs Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Western Michigan | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 25-21vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-41vs Buffalo | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-29@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-14vs Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
6%2 hurries36 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
55.5%
419 pass / 336 run
Plays / game
62.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
423 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
36 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Akron, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
