Last confirmed: Central Michigan, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Grand Rapids, MI · West Catholic
Mitch Stanitzek: DL · Central Michigan · #44.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mitch Stanitzek
Wins his gap play after play. Mitch Stanitzek has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Central Michigan. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Michigan — Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 38 | 21 | 6.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 38 | 26 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 78 | 48 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-35@ Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-31vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-5vs Maine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-31@ No. 21 Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24vs Ball State | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-35vs Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17@ Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 13-24vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-51@ Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 21 | 6.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries38 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Bonamego
Pass share
44.7%
362 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
38 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Central Michigan, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Enos → John Bonamego. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
