Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Bobby Kanka
Sophomore defensive tackle on Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 305 lb · Howell, MI · Howell
Returning to Michigan for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive tackle on Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2025.
Bobby Kanka
Two seasons at Michigan, two different head coaches: Biff Poggi and Kyle Whittingham.
0 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
His career
2025
- Signed with Michigan3-star out of Howell
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Biff Poggi
Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Kyle Whittingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Michigan2-0HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 1 game: 0.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 17–10
vs Oklahoma
1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With C. Brown — 42 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 51 LONG · B. Underwood — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Michigan
Returning around him
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
Background
CAREER HIGHS • Tackles: 1 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025) • Solos: 1 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025) • Asst: none • TFLs: 1.0 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025) • Sacks: none • Int: none • FR: none • PBUs: none At Michigan • One-time letter winner (2025) Freshman (2025) • App...
The defensive line · Michigan
- #90John Henry Daley17.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Dominic Nichols5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Enow Etta2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jonah Lea'Ea2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Bobby Kanka1 tackle for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology