2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Aiden Burgess
Played for two head coaches at Kent State: Kenni Burns and Mark Carney. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 sack against South Florida — Week 7, 2026.
16 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 16 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 27 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 2 hurries.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-13vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 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
12%2 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
12%2 hurries16 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 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
Three-star recruit. Now #287 at the position.
The No. 2,687 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
