Senior defensive lineman on Michigan State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 325 lb · Lakewood, WA · East (Utah)
The numbers
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Eastern Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonBen Roberts
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Eastern Michigan, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Since week 2: +1 tackle, +1 hurry.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
39.4%
78 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kobe Pepe’s 2024 season.
Matches Kobe on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Sio Nofoagatoto'a's senior season at Arizona (2023).
Matches Sio on
Differs from Sio on
Player DNA
Fifth-year senior defensive lineman and third-year Spartan has played in 26 collegiate games the past three seasons (nine games at Oregon from 2022-23; 10 games at MSU in 2024; seven games at MSU in 2025), with four starts (four in 2025) . . . has recorded 24 career tackles (five at Oregon, 19…
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