Ismael Kante
Illinois Fighting Illini · #26 · Linebacker · Senior
2025 season
TOT
8
tied 2349th of 4696
SACK
0
tied 1301st of 4696
PD
1
tied 940th of 4696
Overview
Defense
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Illinois Fighting Illini |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Senior |
| Height / weight | 6' 2" / 240 lbs |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn Park, MN |
| Jersey | #26 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Illinois Fighting Illini 2025–2026 · 2 seasons
Splits
Season, home and away
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Home | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3 | vs UAB | W 42-23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/12 | vs DUKE | L 31-27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/19 | vs SIU | W 48-10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/26 | @ OSU | L 42-19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/3 | vs PUR | L 24-17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/10 | @ MSU | W 38-37 OT | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 total | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.