Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Daveon Crouch
Senior linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Tampa, FL
CFB Index 55 · #246 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Boston College → Kansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 sacks
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Long Island University
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2022.
- Transferred from Boston College to Kansas in 2026.
Daveon Crouch
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jeff Hafley, Bill O'Brien and Lance Leipold. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Long Island University — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of Wharton
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Boston College
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #246 of 571 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #246 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 74 | 34 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 17 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 107 | 55 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tatum Bethune’s 2023 season.
90%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 7
Matches Tatum on
Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Jones's junior season at Wake Forest (2022).
87%match
Matches Chase on
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Daveon Crouch
The linebacker corps · Kansas
- #4Trey Lathan86 tackles · 2025
- #25Jibreel Al-Amin51 tackles · 2025
- #13Quincy Davis43 tackles · 2025
- #15Landyn Watson21 tackles · 2025
- #7Daveon Crouch12 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology