Senior defensive tackle for Kentucky. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
6′6″ · 296 lb · Lakeland, FL
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 969 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle for Kentucky. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Kentucky. The receipt: 4 tackles against UL Monroe — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kentucky, 17 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 23-14 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (6th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 42-21vs LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-30@ Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-45vs Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 56-16vs New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Earl Tuioti-Mariner’s 2020 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Keith Cooper Jr.'s junior season at Tulane (2022).
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Player DNA