Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#92
Sid Kaba
Senior defensive lineman on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 305 lb · Columbus, OH · KIPP Columbus
Transferred Marshall → Minnesota for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Eastern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2023.
- Transferred from Marshall to Minnesota in 2026.
Sid Kaba
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Eastern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of KIPP Columbus
20256 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Minnesota
2025Marshall
2026Minnesota
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
2026Minnesota1-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Pass-leaning
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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–7
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Tracy — 5 rec · 98 yds · D. Lindsey — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.2 · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
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.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jerod Smith II’s 2025 season.
Matches Jerod on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Differs from Jerod on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ahmaad Foster's freshman season at Old Dominion (2025).
79%match
Matches Ahmaad on
Weight
TFL rate
Height
Differs from Ahmaad on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Sid Kaba
Background
OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 • spent the 2025 season at Marshall and the 2023-24 seasons at Western Michigan. PREVIOUS SCHOOLS: Played one season at Marshall (2025) and two seasons at Western Michigan (2023-24). MARSHALL: Played in nine games and made 18 tackles • totaled three...
The defensive line · Minnesota
- Anthony Smith17.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3T.J. Bush10.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Karter Menz9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1Jaxon Howard5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Sid Kaba3 tackles for loss · 2025
19 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology