Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Minnesota#52 · 5-3 | 3 | 10% |
| 2025 | Minnesota#63 · 8-5 | 2 | 5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Adam Kissayi's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Adam Kissayi's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Mississippi State | L 13–38 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Akron | W 41–7 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Washington | W 27–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Michigan | W 20–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Purdue | L 13–41 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 |  Iowa | W 13–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 | @ Indiana | L 16–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 4.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3934th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | 43 | ~15 (6–24) | 1 | 1 | 35% |
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | 68 | ~15 (6–24) | 1 | · | 22% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | 60 | ~17 (7–27) | 1 | · | 28% |
| Season | 480 | 47 (24–61) | 3 | 1 | 10% |
Position Room
23 DLs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | TJ Bush Jr. | DL | SR | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | Anthony Smith | DL | SR | 17 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
| 99 | Theorin Randle | DL | SR | 17 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
| 70 | Naquan Crowder | DL | SR | 15 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Karter Menz | DL | SR | 14 | 4.5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| 93 | Riley Sunram | DL | JR | 11 | 5.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 1 | Jaxon Howard | DL | SR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Xion Chapman | DL | SR | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Sid Kaba | DL | SR | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 98 | Adam Kissayi | DL | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 45 | Sam Macy | DL | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 48 | Aaden Aytch | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Jaylin Hicks | DL | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 33 | Rhett Hlavacka | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Anthony Charles | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Enoch Atewogbola | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | Jay'Quan Stubbs | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Josiah Anyansi | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Howie Johnson | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Mo Saine | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Colin Hansen | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Abu Tarawallie | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | Jeremiah Benson | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Minnesota depth chart →