Kain Medrano: LB · UCLA · #20.
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Kain Medrano
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons at UCLA span two head coaches: Chip Kelly and Deshaun Foster. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Iowa — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 11 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-13@ Hawai'i | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-42vs Indiana | 9 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ No. 16 LSU | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34vs No. 8 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 11-27@ No. 7 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-32@ Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Nebraska | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17vs Iowa | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-31@ Washington | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-19vs USC | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-13vs Fresno State | 8 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Total | 72 | 50 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%11 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups72 tackles · 11 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deshaun Foster
Pass share
54.7%
398 pass / 330 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at UCLA, 190 tackles — drafted at #205 overall by the Washington Commanders.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 2nd NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 2nd NFL season
