2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Aden Jr should read the room. Celebrating after getting blown out by the worst team in the FBS is embarrassing”
Thomas Aden
Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Akron — Week 8, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 20 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 24 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 45 | 13 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Akron | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry20 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 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 defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #31 of 43 Mid-American 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%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Narduzzi and Mark Carney.
