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 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Tanner Mintz
Freshman linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Akron, OH · Archbishop Hoban HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
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
1 linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2025.
Tanner Mintz
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against South Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Archbishop Hoban
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
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 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (Freshman) Saw action in 4 games during the 2025 season Played against Oklahoma, Toledo, Akron, and Central Michigan Prior to Kent State Tallied 162 tackles, 29 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks and three interceptions Earned All-District honors
The linebacker corps · Kent State
- #15Sayed Abuhamdeh39 tackles · 2025
- #32Trey Rubinstein13 tackles · 2025
- #4Rocco Nicholl7 tackles · 2025
- #17Semaj Bridgeman6 tackles · 2025
- #24Tanner Mintz1 game · 2026
7 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology