Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#27
Michael Pangaro
Junior safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Cheshire, CT · Taft School
Returning to Massachusetts for 2026
The story
3 safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMichael Pangaro
Three seasons at Massachusetts, two different head coaches: Shane Montgomery and Joe Harasymiak. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Sacred Heart — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Massachusetts
2025–2026era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Coaching transition mid-career: Shane Montgomery → Joe Harasymiak. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning
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
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: 3.0 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
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
3 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
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
Background
2025 • Redshirt Freshman Played in eight games for the Minutemen Had five total tackles with one solo and four assisted Registered a career-best three tackles at Missouri (9/27) 2024 • Freshman Appeared in two games and had one solo tackle Before Massachusetts • Three-year varsity letterwinner at...
The secondary · Massachusetts
- #38Zeraun Daniel75 tackles · 2025
- #3Kendall Bournes58 tackles · 2025
- #22Jahmad Harmon24 tackles · 2025
- #20Keith Sarkodieh10 tackles · 2025
- #27Michael Pangaro5 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