Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Kendall Bournes
Senior safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Union, NJ · Union HS
CFB Index 44 · #328 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Massachusetts)
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 story
4 safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKendall Bournes
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Concord University to Massachusetts — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Rutgers, Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Massachusetts
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 2-12 over that span.
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: solo tackles (16th 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: 6.5 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
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
44 · #328 of 544 safeties
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 58 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 71 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
5 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to EJ Jackson’s 2021 season.
Matches EJ on
Height
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Durante Jones's freshman season at UConn (2021).
90%match
Matches Durante on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kendall Bournes
Background
2026 • Senior Athlon Sports All-MAC Fourth Team Defense 2025 • Junior Saw action in all 12 games for the Minutemen Posted 62 total tackles, including 28 solo and 34 assisted in Had 2.0 tackles for a loss of three yards and added a forced fumble Recorded a season-high nine tackles vs. Bowling Gree...
The secondary · Massachusetts
- #38Zeraun Daniel75 tackles · 2025
- #3Kendall Bournes58 tackles · 2025
- #22Jahmad Harmon24 tackles · 2025
- #20Keith Sarkodieh10 tackles · 2025
- #7TJ Magee9 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology