6′2″ · 295 lb · Toledo, OH · Whitmer
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
Kevin Hornbeak Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Charlotte — Week 7, 2026.
14 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
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 — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Temple | 14 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 14 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 1 tackle for loss, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs No. 16 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 48-49@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21vs Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-13@ South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 20-34vs UConn | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-38vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-14
vs Rhode Island
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
32%4 TFLSack rate
14%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries14 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
36.4%
148 pass / 259 run
Plays / game
58.1
7 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
168 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
