Freshman linebacker for Akron. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Poland, OH
The numbers
tackles · 2026
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonDanny Nittoli
He has spent two seasons in the Youngstown State linebacker corps. The receipt: 2 tackles against Mercyhurst — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all balanced offenses — 6-8 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
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 43-10vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-13vs Duquesne | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Akron
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
9 more on the roster · Akron team page