Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng
Sophomore linebacker for Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 217 lb · Hyattsville, MD · IMG Academy
Returning to Michigan for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2025.
Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng
Two seasons at Michigan, two different head coaches: Biff Poggi and Kyle Whittingham. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Oklahoma, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Michigan4-star out of IMG Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Biff Poggi
Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Kyle Whittingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Michigan2-0HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
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
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 17–10
vs Oklahoma
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With C. Brown — 42 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 51 LONG · B. Underwood — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Michigan
Returning around him
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
Background
Pronunciation Your browser does not support the audio tag. CAREER HIGHS • Tackles: 2 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 1, 2025) • Solos: 1 - vs. Texas (Dec. 31, 2025) • Asst: 2 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 1, 2025) • TFLs: none • Sacks: none • Int.: none • FR: none • PBUs: none At Michigan • One-time letter winner (2025)...
The linebacker corps · Michigan
- #18Troy Bowles27 tackles · 2025
- #30Max Alford21 tackles · 2025
- #13Aisea Moa12 tackles · 2025
- #29Chase Taylor10 tackles · 2025
- #12Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng4 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology