Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#58
Darian Blachewicz
Sophomore defensive lineman on Kent State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Millville, NJ · Millville HS
CFB Index 20 · #375 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Kent State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Wofford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Kent State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2025.
Darian Blachewicz
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Kent State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 3 tackles against Wofford — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Millville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 3.0 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
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
20 · #375 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #375 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #32 of 43 Mid-American DLs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 19 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
3 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Russell Sykes IV’s 2025 season.
81%match
Matches Russell on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Russell on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tom Trieb's freshman season at North Texas (2022).
Matches Tom on
TFL rate
Weight
Height
Differs from Tom on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Darian Blachewicz
Background
2025 (Freshman) Appeared in all 12 games for the Golden Flashes Finished with 21 total tackles (6 unassisted, 15 assisted) Posted 5.0 tackles for loss totaling 13 yards Had 1.5 sacks for 6 yards Forced a fumble at Akron Registered 1 quarterback hurry against Merrimack Career-high 4 tackles came a...
The defensive line · Kent State
- Darian Blachewicz5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Thomas Aden4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Jaihien Roy2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Josue Cordoba1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #44Antonio Bottiggi0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology