Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Semaj Bridgeman
Junior linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Imhotep Institute Charter HS
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Michigan State)
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at South Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2023.
Semaj Bridgeman
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jonathan Smith and Mark Carney. The receipt: 1 tackles against South Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Michigan4-star out of Imhotep Institute
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Michigan State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, 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
Mark Carney
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
2025 (R-Sophomore at Michigan State) Saw action in 12 games, recorded six tackles, 1 tackle for loss 2024 (R-Freshman at Michigan State) Saw action in two games 2023 (Freshman at Michigan) Did not play HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended Imhotep Institute in Philadelphia . . . played for Coac...
The linebacker corps · Kent State
- #15Sayed Abuhamdeh39 tackles · 2025
- #32Trey Rubinstein13 tackles · 2025
- #4Rocco Nicholl7 tackles · 2025
- #17Semaj Bridgeman6 tackles · 2025
- #28Brodyn Bishop5 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology