FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 3473rd / 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 · Nebraska | 66 | ~26 (10–41) | 1 | 39% |
| Season | 66 | 26 (10–41) | 1 | 39% |
17 DLs on the Bowling Green roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Selah Brown | DL | SR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Eriq George | DE | SR | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Kade Kostus | DL | SR | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Myles Bradley | DE | SR | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 58 | Kore Thomas | DL | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 52 | Elijah Durham-Smith | DL | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 54 | Dior Garner | DT | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 48 | Quentin Lewis | DE | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 96 | Cameron Simmons | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Jaimion Olverson | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Samuel Dossous | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Timothy Taylor Jr. | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | John Baker IV | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Bryce Brewster | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | Trent Merrell | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Jonathan Hendrix | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 99 | Brendon Rice | 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. Bowling Green depth chart →