GOLDEN FLASH NATION · MAC · 2026 SEASON
Kent State Golden Flashes Football Stats
The 2026 Kent State football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 12 points per game, 272.4 total yards per game and 32 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -22.6 | – |
| FPI | -22.334 | #135 |
| SRS | -15.2 | – |
| Elo | 1007 | – |
| Returning Production | 64.1% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 12 PPG · 32 ALLOWED · 272.4 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 12 | #138 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 32 | #120 |
| Total Yards / Game | 272.4 | #137 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 102.6 | #132 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 169.9 | #124 |
| Yards / Play | 4.3 | #136 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 36.7% | #95 |
| Turnover Margin | -5 | #120 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | -0.099 | #136 |
| Defense PPA | 0.148 | #108 |
| Offense Success Rate | 33.0% | #136 |
| Defense Success Rate | 46.7% | #126 |
| Explosiveness | 1.242 | #65 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dru Deshields | 106/185 | 1140 | 6.2 | 4 | 6 |
| Da'Realyst Clark | 1/1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Thanthanavong | 1/2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Good | 2/9 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Deante Ruffin | 1/3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 111/200 | 1189 | 5.9 | 4 | 7 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Blakemore | 52 | 202 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Brandon White | 57 | 191 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Dru Deshields | 58 | 189 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Jakorion Caffey | 31 | 76 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Nolan Good | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Donovan Delaney | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Ayden Harris | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Deante Ruffin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Hunter Hopperton | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Da'Realyst Clark | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Jared Kelley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Wayne Harris | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Ethan Thanthanavong | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 |
| Jake Stoeckel | 2 | -32 | -16.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 243 | 722 | 3.0 | 5 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Harris | 29 | 383 | 13.2 | 1 |
| Da'Realyst Clark | 23 | 269 | 11.7 | 1 |
| Ardell Banks | 9 | 206 | 22.9 | 0 |
| Brendyn Smith | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 1 |
| Hunter Hopperton | 11 | 66 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Terik Mulder | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 |
| Mason Blakemore | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Brandon White | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Jay Jay Etheridge | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Zy'Aire Fletcher | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Jared Kelley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Donovan Delaney | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Jakorion Caffey | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Tommy Arnold | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Matthew Maxey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 111 | 1189 | 10.7 | 4 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Dawahare | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Cordoba | 33 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocco Nicholl | 31 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Atiq Muhammad | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Jackson | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Martell Buchanan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Rubinstein | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayed Abuhamdeh | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Norey Johnson | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaihien Roy | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Josue Cordoba | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Aiden Burgess | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Davion Pritchard | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Terrero Jr. | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Angelo Stockstill | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Long | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Blachewicz | 12 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Rhodes-McKee | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Aden | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Bottiggi | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Burns III | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camdon Wilborn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Bivens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Semaj Bridgeman | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clinton Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Barnes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Mintz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammed Hazime | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion'Dre Taylor | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lennox Lemon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Midea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodyn Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Romanini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Delaney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dru Deshields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Castex | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Farley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Sollberger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 423 | 37 | 15 | 4 |