Rene Konga
Rene Konga
Wins his gap play after play. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Greg Schiano and Jeff Brohm. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL against James Madison — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 29 | 13 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 20 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 33 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
at Miami
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
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
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #48
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 2025 production profile sits closest to John Tate IV’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Onyedim's graduate season at Texas A&M (2025).
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