Nathan Kapongo
Nathan Kapongo
Wins his gap play after play. He got to Akron by way of New Hampshire. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Western Michigan — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
One season at Akron, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Akron | 36 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 17 | 5.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–20
vs Colgate
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 REC
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kori Roberson’s 2021 season.
Matches Kori on
Differs from Kori on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tre'Vonn Rybka's junior season at Kentucky (2023).
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