Zukudo Igwenagu is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Massachusetts.
Igwenagu wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Greg Schiano, Don Brown and Joe Harasymiak. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 29 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 16 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 25 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 26-27vs Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-47@ Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-42@ No. 20 Missouri | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-21vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-42@ Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-38@ Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-45vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
12%2 hurries16 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
54.2%
415 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
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: #38 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%).
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano, Don Brown and Joe Harasymiak.
