Timmy Hinspeter
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Greg Schiano and Joe Harasymiak. On tape: 9 tackles against Rutgers, Week 1, 2026.
52 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 52 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 69 | 20 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Rutgers | 16 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 141 | 39 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 8): 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 23 · L 16-35 at UConn, play by play
7 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 28-9.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Massachusetts’s defense played that day
UConn’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Second quarter, up 7-5.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Third quarter, down 14-10.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 49 yards for the score. 3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted, returned 49 yards for the score. Third quarter, made it 28-6.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups52 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
52 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #91 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Greg Schiano and Joe Harasymiak.
