Edwin Kolenge

2025: (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at defensive end, recording 31 tackles, five quarterback hits and one sack ... Recipient of the Swede Nelson Award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston for outstanding sportsmanship, academic and athletic excellence .. Made his first career start at defensive end vs. Fordham (8/30) ... Added six tackles and two quarterback hits at Stanford (9/13) ... Totaled six tackles at Pittsburgh (10/4) ... Returned to the starting lineup vs. Connecticut (10/18), finishing with two tackles ... Sacked quarterback Kevin Jennings for an eight-yard loss in the first quarter vs. SMU (11/8), his third career sack ... Totaled four tackles at Syracuse (11/29). 2024 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in nine games on defense and on special teams… made one tackle. 2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 13 games at defensive end and on special teams… totaled 12 tackles with two TFLs and a sack… two tackles at Louisville (9/23)... assisted on two tackles vs. Virginia (9/30)... recorded a sack and two tackles at Syracuse (11/3)... made two tackles against Virginia Tech (11/11)... forced a fumble and registered two tackles, including a 12-yard TFL, vs. SMU (12/28) in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. 2022 (Freshman): Appeared in final three games of the season and maintained his redshirt… totaled six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack… made three tackles at North Carolina State (11/12)... picked up two tackles, a sack and blocked a punt against Syracuse (11/26). High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … rated the No. 22 inside linebacker in the class, No. 2 player in Connecticut and No. 1 linebacker in Connecticut by ESPN … Montreal native who began playing football at Clearwater International in Florida before transferring to Loomis Chaffee in Connecticut … played in 10 games and recorded 29 tackles for loss, nine sacks, four interceptions and forced five fumbles … named All-New England First Team and the New England Defensive Player of the Year … No. 2 prospect from Canada in the 2022 recruiting class. Personal: Recipient of the Coach Kevin Lempa Scholarship Fund in honor of Russ Joyner ... Human Centered Engineering major.