3.5 tackles for loss in 6 games; their best was 2 vs Stonehill.
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
This week
RecordMassachusetts is 5-4.
Last gameNov. 4 · a win over Ball State, 0 tackles for loss.
Next gameat Toledo · Wed Nov 11
William Depaepe
DL · Massachusetts · #98
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Curt Cignetti and Joe Harasymiak. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 2 sacks against Stonehill — Week 3, 2026.
13 tackles · 3 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Beau AtkinsonNorth Carolina · 2023 · 85% season match
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%4 TFL
Sack rate
23%3 sacks
Hurry rate
15%2 hurries
13 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Teams and coaches
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Massachusetts5-4HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 32 (#305 of 404). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
32Below cohort / limited sample #305 of 404· through 6 games?
6 metrics · season cumulative
through 6 games score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Concern: tackles (18th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Sacks#148 / 2522 · 93rd pct
3.0
Tackles for loss#472 / 2522 · 79th pct
3.5
QB hurries#400 / 2522 · 78th pct
2
Solo tackles#1816 / 2522 · 24th pct
7
Passes defended#1497 / 2522 · 20th pct
0
Tackles#2003 / 2522 · 18th pct
13
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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home3g
2.0
0.7
0.7
0.0
Road3g
2.3
0.5
0.3
0.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-74g
2.5
0.6
0.5
0.0
Weeks 8+2g
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
43.8%
233 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
13 tackles in 6 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
32 · #305 of 404 edge rushers · through 6 games
Three-star recruit. Now #305 at the position.
Starter
The No. 1,158 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a junior.
Three seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
2026 Massachusetts Harasymiak
Year 3 · 6 games
Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portal
Indiana to Massachusetts
2025 Indiana Cignetti
Year 2 · 1 game
2024 Indiana Cignetti
Year 1 · on the roster, no stat line
High school Moline
Moline, IL · Class of 2024
Three-star, No. 1,158 in the 2024 class. Signed with Indiana.