Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#98
Donovan Rieman
5th-year defensive lineman for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 265 lb · Enid, OK · Enid HS
CFB Index 77 · #47 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Louisiana Tech 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
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Northwestern State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2022.
Donovan Rieman
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the Louisiana Tech defensive front. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against LSU, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Enid
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 9-6 over that span.
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Louisiana Tech1-1HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
77 · #47 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #47 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #5 of 45 Conference USA DLs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 29 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 9 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 80–6
1 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 1 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Uriah Leiataua’s 2021 season.
87%match
Matches Uriah on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kofi Asare's freshman season at Massachusetts (2024).
83%match
Matches Kofi on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Background
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025) Saw action in all 13 games in his first season as a Bulldog … Finished the season with 29 tackles (eight solo, 21 assists), 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry … Recorded multiple tackles in seven games and record...
The defensive line · Louisiana Tech
- #11Olamide Oguns5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Donovan Rieman5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Jojo Odom0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Judd Rouyea0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Jacob Bradford0 tackles for loss · 2025
9 more on the roster · Louisiana Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology