Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
#17
Edwin Kolenge
Senior edge rusher for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 260 lb · Montreal, PQ · Loomis Chaffee
CFB Index 44 · #193 of 330 interior linemenMedium confidenceTransferred Boston College → Vanderbilt 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
1.5
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 3 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2022.
- Transferred from Boston College to Vanderbilt in 2026.
Edwin Kolenge
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Edwin Kolenge has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Delaware, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20223 games
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of The Loomis Chaffee School
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
2025Boston College
2026Vanderbilt
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: sacks (95th 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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.8 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
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
44 · #193 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #193 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 31 | 17 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 28 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
1 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jason Mercier’s 2021 season.
Matches Jason on
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brian Allen's senior season at Iowa (2025).
85%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Brian on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
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- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Edwin Kolenge1 tackle for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology