Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Central Michigan
Kade Kostus
DL • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Rockford, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kade Kostus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Kade Kostus built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Rockford, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Kade Kostus' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Kade Kostus, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Kade Kostus shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 31
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2
Quick Answers
Kade Kostus quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 31
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rockford · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Rockford · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · DL 879th (top 82%) · Mid-American 400th (top 69%) · National 4,195th (top 68%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10 | 24 | 4.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 30.4 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 21.2 | Dec 9, 2025 |
Kade Kostus played DL for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kade Kostus recorded 31 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 6 primary output with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
11.3
Usage
5.3
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wagner: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Kade Kostus story
Kade Kostus built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Rockford, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Kade Kostus' career was his defensive production: 31 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Kade Kostus' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Central Michigan
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 6 | 16 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 11.3 | 5.3 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 12 · L 10-37 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 119 Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · W 24-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Northern Illinois
Week 14 · L 16-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 7 · L 25-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
vs San Diego State
Week 5 · W 22-21
1
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
6 primary output · 16 efficiency · 4.3 usage
45.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · Central Michigan
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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