Eli Coenen
Michigan State Spartans
85
Great

Eli Coenen

Michigan State SpartansRebuilding
DTDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Illinois
Projected Starter

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Eli Coenen is the projected starter at DT for Michigan State Spartans.

Redshirt junior · #96 · 6'6", 287 lbs

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Depth at DT · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 19685Eli CoenenStarter
  2. 29866Derrick Simmons
  3. 32564Carlos Hazelwood

Michigan State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Michigan State

Michigan State plays Michigan away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Team Share3%
Baldwin, WI
Jersey
#96
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
287 lbs
Transfer
Illinois

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—121.51.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 67th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 21% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LUCLATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-10

Oct 17LNUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-21

Oct 10LILLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-37 OT

Oct 3LWISTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 31-3

Sep 19LNDTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-10

Sep 12WEMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 5WTOLTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 30-20

Eli Coenen's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

12 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement33%
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