Player Dossier

2017-2021

Central Michigan

Gage Kreski

DB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Saint Ignace, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Gage Kreski shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

63%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

81

High-end production for a defensive back

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Reliability

65

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

81

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Player Story

Gage Kreski built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Saint Ignace, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Gage Kreski's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7667

Lasalle · Saint Ignace, MI

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Gage Kreski, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Gage Kreski shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
143
TFL
7.5
Sacks
1
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Gage Kreski quick answers

Latest team and position
Central Michigan · DB
Career Tackles
143
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Top game
Miami (OH)
Recruit profile
2-star · Lasalle · Central Michigan
High school pipeline
Lasalle · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
80 tackles · DB 26th (top 3%) · Mid-American 22nd (top 4%) · National 182nd (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan00-0--0-
2018 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan81310-1020.6
2019 PostseasonCentral Michigan112-0--025.5
2019 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan11350.50-1025.5
2020 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan413-0--044.6
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan128061-1057.7

Related Context

Gage Kreski played DB for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gage Kreski recorded 143 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Central Michigan paired 9 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

35.3

Usage

8.5

Consistency

25

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 0. Robert Morris: 0. LSU: 0. Florida International: 1. Miami (OH): 2.5. Ohio: 2. Toledo: 1. Northern Illinois: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0. Ball State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 6 by 25. Robert Morris: 4 by 16.7. LSU: 6 by 25. Florida International: 6 by 35. Miami (OH): 12 by 75. Ohio: 7 by 49.2. Toledo: 6 by 35. Northern Illinois: 9 by 57.5. Western Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Kent State: 10 by 41.7. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 21.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

75 vs Miami (OH)

Result
Fri 11/26vs Eastern MichiganW 31-10420.5000
Thu 11/18@ Ball StateW 37-1720000
Thu 11/11vs Kent State10+ tacklesW 54-30105000
Wed 11/3@ Western MichiganW 42-3087000
Sat 10/23vs Northern IllinoisSplash gameL 38-3994110
Sat 10/16vs ToledoW 26-2364001
Sat 10/9@ OhioSplash gameW 30-2775200
Sat 10/2@ Miami (OH)10+ tackles · Splash gameL 17-281281.50010
Sat 9/25vs Florida InternationalW 31-2763100
Sat 9/18@ LSUL 21-4964000
Sat 9/11vs Robert MorrisW 45-042000
Sat 9/4@ MissouriL 24-3465000

Player Story

Gage Kreski story

Gage Kreski built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Saint Ignace, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Gage Kreski's career was his defensive production: 143 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gage Kreski's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2017-2021

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Season Value Progression

201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan0
2018 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan310.53.63
2019 PostseasonCentral Michigan3.517.24.10.5
2019 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan3.517.24.10
2020 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan013.62.4-3.5
2021 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan935.38.59

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Miami (OH)

Week 5 · L 17-28 · Conference game

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Northern Illinois

Week 8 · L 38-39 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

79.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.

#3

@ Kentucky

Week 1 · L 20-35

2

Havoc Plays

74.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Ohio

Week 6 · W 30-27 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

74.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Northern Illinois

Week 10 · W 48-10 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Central Michigan

9 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 8.5 usage

57.7

#2

2020 Regular Season · Central Michigan

44.6

0 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 2.4 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Central Michigan

25.5

3.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

4

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games