Adam Kissayi brings rare length and rotational upside to Minnesota’s DL room
Adam Kissayi is a 6-8, 255-pound redshirt sophomore for Minnesota who flashed in the 2025 season by appearing in seven games and posting 3 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, including impact snaps against Northwestern State and Ohio State. He’s intriguing because his towering frame gives him a natural edge-setting and passing-lane presence, while his background as a transfer from Clemson adds a bit of “once the light clicks on” upside. The fit question: if a team wants long, developmental defensive line depth with academic steadiness and rotational juice, he makes sense; if it needs an instant-disruption star, he’s still more project than finished product.
