6′2″ · 240 lb · Glade Spring, VA · Patrick Henry
Ean Rhea
One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UAB — Week 1, 2026.
11 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Wins his gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Last game (Wk 6): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-42@ No. 7 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-37@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
51.9%
192 pass / 178 run
Plays / game
61.7
6 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
216 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
