FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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 2 · Sacred Heart | 67 | ~27 (11–43) | 2 | 40% |
| Season | 67 | 27 (11–43) | 2 | 40% |
18 DLs on the Massachusetts roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | William DePaepe | DL | JR | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Joshua Nobles | DL | SR | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 42 | Andrew DePaepe | DL | JR | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 92 | Romando Johnson | DL | SO | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 10 | Aubrey Melvin | DL | SO | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Kamarion Thomas | DL | SO | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 90 | Tim Passmore Jr. | DL | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Zakar Morris | DL | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Justin Krueger | DL | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 94 | Colin Reynolds | DL | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Hollis Dirstine | DL | SR | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Jerry Washington | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | CJ Amobi | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Zachary Betts | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Payton Andrade | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | Donovan Murphy | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Samuel Mulbah | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | Robert Ekins | 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. Massachusetts depth chart →