Kendall Bournes
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Transferred to Massachusetts from Concord University. On tape: 8 tackles against UConn, Week 8, 2026.
51 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 51 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 58 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 109 | 53 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 23 · L 16-35 at UConn, play by play
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Massachusetts’s defense played that day
UConn’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
4 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Sacramento State’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 14-3. Ended Sacramento State’s drive (fumble).
5 tackles.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL51 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 4-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
51 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
