Western Michigan · L 7-38
No tackles.
South Florida · L 2-29
No tackles.
Akron · W 35-20
No tackles.
Sacramento State · L 10-31
No tackles.
Abuhamdeh has tackles in 5 of Kent State’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Sayed Abuhamdeh
The three seasons at Kent State span two head coaches: Kenni Burns and Mark Carney. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against South Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 18 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 39 | 24 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2023 | Kent State | 16 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 41 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups18 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
48.2%
271 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
62.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #39 of 55 Mid-American LBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
