Thomas Aden
Kent State Golden Flashes
72
Average

Thomas Aden

Kent State Golden FlashesRebuilding
DEDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Thomas Aden starting?

Thomas Aden is the projected starter at DE for Kent State Golden Flashes.

Redshirt senior · #5 · 6'1", 275 lbs

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Depth at DE · Kent State Golden Flashes

  1. 1572Thomas AdenStarter
  2. 29154Dion'Dre Taylor
  3. 35948Eckley Bridges

Kent State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Kent State

Kent State plays Bowling Green away on Tue, Nov 10. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 24 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Team Share4%
Lakewood, OH
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
275 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252442

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 68-rated defense; 76th-percentile production (×0.74 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 76% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.74)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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 31LSACTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-10

Oct 24WAKRTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-20

Oct 17LUSFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 29-2

Oct 3LOHIOTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 13-10

Sep 19LOSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 59-3

Sep 12WWOFTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-15

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

Final L 57-0

Thomas Aden's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

24 tkl · 4 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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