Kade Kostus
Bowling Green Falcons
64
Depth

Kade Kostus

Bowling Green FalconsAverage
DEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Central Michigan
Projected Starter

Is Kade Kostus starting?

Kade Kostus is the projected starter at DE for Bowling Green Falcons.

Kade Kostus is the projected starting DE on a Average Bowling Green — 64 OVR.

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Depth at DE · Bowling Green Falcons

  1. 1464Kade KostusStarter
  2. 25255Elijah Durham-Smith

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Bowling Green Falcons's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?Elijah Durham-Smith — No. 2 at DE for Bowling GreenHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Bowling Green Falcons

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Rockford, ranked #1,368 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 64 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,368 NatlTeam Share1%
Rockford, MI
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
265 lbs
Transfer
Central Michigan

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—30.50.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8474
National Rank
#1368
High School
Rockford
Hometown
Rockford, MI

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated defense; 41th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.76 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 64.

Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 41% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 62% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 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

Sep 12LNEBTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-7

Sep 5LTARTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-13

Kade Kostus's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

3 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement14%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.