Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Timmy Hinspeter
Senior linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Montgomery, NY · Don Bosco Prep
Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 9 tackles, at Rutgers
Statement game17 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sackat Missouri (FBS) · L 6-42
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Massachusetts. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Rutgers in 2022.
- Transferred from Rutgers to Massachusetts in 2025.
Timmy Hinspeter
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Rutgers, Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Rutgersout of Don Bosco Prep
20257 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Massachusetts
2025–2026era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Played under 3 different head coaches: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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 2 games: 6.5 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
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 102 | 31 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
4 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Corban Hondru’s 2024 season.
82%match
Matches Corban on
Sack rate
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Corban on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dion Hunter's junior season at New Mexico (2022).
88%match
Matches Dion on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Timmy Hinspeter
Background
2026 • Graduate Student Michael Boland Inspirational Award Phil Steele's Preseason Third Team Athlon Sports All-MAC Third Team Defense 2025 • Redshirt Junior Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team Defense Played in seven games for the Minutemen, before a season-ending injury Totaled 69 tackl...
The linebacker corps · Massachusetts
- #5Tyler Martin97 tackles · 2025
- #44Timmy Hinspeter69 tackles · 2025
- #15Khari Bendolph16 tackles · 2025
- #36David Timson2 tackles · 2025
- #18Dinos Drossos1 tackle · 2025
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology