2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Antonio Bottiggi
Arrived as a two-star recruit; two seasons of production at Kent State since. On tape: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Sacramento State, Week 9, 2026.
14 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 14 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 19 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38@ Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 2-29@ South Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-31@ Sacramento State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 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
21%3 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries14 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Mark Carney — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 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
Two-star recruit. Now #385 at the position.
The No. 3,253 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.
