#7

Daveren Rayner

Senior linebacker for Kentucky. 2025: 69 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Kentucky · Sr. · #7

6′2″ · 217 lb · Indianapolis, IN

CFB Index 78 · #68 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Kentucky for 2026

How he plays

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

Tackles: 90th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

69

tackles · 2025

6.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 4 PBU

Best game: 15 tackles, 1.5 TFL, at Vanderbilt

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Kentucky. 2025: 69 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2020.
  • Transferred from Northern Illinois to Kentucky in 2023.
His career, year by year

Daveren Rayner

LB · Kentucky · Sr · #7

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Across six seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Thomas Hammock and Mark Stoops. 2025 brought the first one: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 15 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Vanderbilt — Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

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  • recognition record
  • game log
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