Senior defensive back for Kentucky. 2025: 2 interceptions, 44 tackles.
6′2″ · 208 lb · Radcliff, KY
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.
How he plays
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Solo tackles: 82nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
interceptions · 2025
44 tackles · 3 TFL
Best game: 1 INT, 6 tackles, at Auburn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Kentucky. 2025: 2 interceptions, 44 tackles.
Jordan Lovett
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fifth year in the Kentucky secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Ole Miss — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Mark Stoops — 33-30 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: solo tackles (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th 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
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 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 · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #152 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #21 of 57 SEC DBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 10–3
at Auburn
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-16vs Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs Ole Miss | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-35@ South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-35@ Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16vs Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-56vs Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-3@ Auburn | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Devin Lafayette’s 2023 season.
Matches Devin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Eugene Asante's graduate season at Auburn (2024).
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Player DNA