#31

Antwon Kincade

Senior defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2021: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 100 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #31

5′11″ · 200 lb · Valdosta, GA

CFB Index 79 · #44 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceWestern Kentucky 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2021: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 100 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 2596 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 327 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201710 games

Signed with Western Kentucky2-star out of Valdosta

202011 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202113 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2596 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019–2021

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning

2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced

2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

79All-Conference level #44 of 509?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#52 / 2743 · 98th pct

100

Solo tackles#75 / 2743 · 97th pct

Passes defended#310 / 2743 · 86th pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.3	0.1	0.0	0.5
Road7g	6.6	0.1	0.0	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.3	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+7g	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

79 · #44 of 509 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #44 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Western Kentucky	100	54	2.0	4	1	--
2020	Western Kentucky	86	49	5.5	8	--	--
2019	Western Kentucky	84	43	3.0	5	2	--
2018	Western Kentucky	29	16	0.0	3	--	--
2017	Western Kentucky	28	12	1.0	1	1	--
Career		327	174	11.5	21	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 59–21

vs UT Martin

7 TOT · 5 SOLO

Dominant 38-point win at home against UT Martin.

With B. Zappe — 424 yds · 7 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.1 · 24 rush yds (2 car) · J. Sterns — 7 rec · 107 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 59-21vs UT Martin	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 35-38@ Army	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 31-33vs Indiana	14	4	0.5	—	0	Season-high 14 tackles
Wk 5	L 31-48@ Michigan State	10	8	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 46-52vs UTSA	7	6	0.0	—	2
Wk 7	W 43-20@ Old Dominion	7	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	W 34-19@ Florida International	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 45-13vs Charlotte	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 42-21@ Rice	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 52-17vs Florida Atlantic	7	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 53-21@ Marshall	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 41-49@ UTSA	11	6	0.0	—	0
Total		90	49	1.5	1	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Antwon Kincade

201710 games

202011 games

202113 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Box Safety

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