Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
#30
Tunmise Adeleye
Senior defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 275 lb · Katy, TX · Tompkins
CFB Index 81 · #44 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred UNLV → Syracuse for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 6 tackles, vs New Hampshire
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2021.
- Transferred from UNLV to Syracuse in 2026.
Tunmise Adeleye
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Tunmise Adeleye has played for five head coaches across five seasons and five programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
2021
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of Katy Tompkins
20236 games
- Entered the portal
20245 games
- Entered the portal
202513 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
5 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Syracuse
2025UNLV
2026Syracuse
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
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 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
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 | Syracuse | 7 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UNLV | 48 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 30 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
6 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Demitri Washington’s 2022 season.
79%match
Matches Demitri on
Sack rate
Height
Hurry rate
Differs from Demitri on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jahzon Jacks's senior season at Fresno State (2025).
53%match
Matches Jahzon on
Sack rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Differs from Jahzon on
Class year (lower)
TFL rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tunmise Adeleye
Background
Career Overview: All-Mountain West selection who transferred to Syracuse in January of 2026 from UNLV … Has prior stops at Texas A&M, Michigan State and Texas State … Has appeared in 29 games with 70 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, 8 quarterback hurries, 3 pass breakups and a forced fu...
The defensive line · Syracuse
- #30Tunmise Adeleye7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Jartavius Flounoy6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Dillan Fontus3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Isaiah Hastings1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #15Nathan Nyandoro1 tackle for loss · 2025
10 more on the roster · Syracuse team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology