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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 2000th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1269th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 1 | 2852nd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 5 | — |
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Michigan#37 · 5-3 | 4 | 21% |
| 2025 | Michigan#26 · 9-4 | 1 | 2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Bobby Kanka's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Bobby Kanka'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 |  Western Michigan | W 13–12 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 |  Oklahoma | W 17–10 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  UTEP | W 52–17 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Iowa | L 19–20 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Minnesota | L 14–20 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Penn State | W 21–18 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 |  Indiana | L 6–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 | @ Rutgers | W 28–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.9 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 3141st / 5664 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2222nd / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0.5 | 1127th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| 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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · UTEP | 47 | ~17 (7–27) | 1 | 36% |
| Wk 4 · Iowa | 58 | ~26 (10–41) | 1 | 45% |
| Wk 5 · Minnesota | 65 | ~18 (7–28) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 7 · Penn State | 74 | ~39 (15–62) | 2 | 53% |
| Season | 466 | 100 (57–129) | 5 | 21% |
Position Room
18 DLs on the Michigan roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Enow Etta | DT | SR | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 90 | John Henry Daley | DE | SR | 20 | 6.5 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
| 93 | Benny Patterson III | DE | SO | 17 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Dom Nichols | DE | JR | 16 | 5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Trey Pierce | DT | SR | 16 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 91 | Jonah Lea'ea | DT | SR | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Nate Marshall | DE | SO | 11 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 41 | Tariq Boney | DE | FR | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Bobby Kanka | DT | SO | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 54 | Deyvid Palepale | DT | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Cam Brandt | DE | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Lugard Edokpayi Jr. | DE | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Carter Meadows | DE | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Ted Hammond | DT | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 37 | Julius Holly | DE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | McHale Blade | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | Travis Moten | DT | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | Titan Davis | DT | 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. Michigan depth chart →