Rene Konga is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Louisville.
Konga wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Greg Schiano and Jeff Brohm. The first career honor came in 2025: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against James Madison — Week 2, 2025.
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
29 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 29 | 13 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 20 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 64 | 33 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 40-17vs Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-30vs No. 24 Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ No. 2 Miami | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-24vs Boston College | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-29vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-20vs Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-38@ SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 13 | 5.0 | 1.5 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%5 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
7%2 hurries29 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
50.2%
414 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #210 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #34 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Greg Schiano and Jeff Brohm.
From Ottawa, ON.
