Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#90
Hector Gonzalez
Sophomore defensive lineman on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 245 lb · Monterrey · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School (Ga.)
CFB Index 8 · #411 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Eastern Michigan 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
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Michigan State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2025.
Hector Gonzalez
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Eastern Michigan defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Michigan State, Week 2, 2026.
1 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 Eastern Michigan3-star out of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 5-10 over that span.
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
2026Eastern Michigan1-2HC: Chris Creighton · Pass-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: 1.0 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
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
8 · #411 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #411 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #39 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 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -14 net (12 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to JaCorey Johns’s 2022 season.
Matches JaCorey on
Height
Hurry rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jon Jon Kamara's freshman season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Jon on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Jon on
Sack rate (lower)
Background
EMU: 2025: Played in 10 games with two starts…Recorded 16 tackles, including six solo and 10 assisted…Added 1.5 tackles for loss for two yards…Logged three quarterback hurries…Broke up one pass against LIU (Sept. 6)…Recorded a career-high five tackles against Northern Illinois (Oct. 11)…2024: Joi...
The defensive line · Eastern Michigan
- #54Quincy Byas5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Carter Evans4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Ronn Hardin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Warren-Stevens Tayou1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Hector Gonzalez1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Eastern Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology