Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-19vs Western Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#3
Kalen Villanueva
Former linebacker at UConn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Falls Church, VA
UConn 2024 — college career complete
Recruiting
3★
LB recruit
No. 1912 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at UConn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2021.
- Transferred from UConn to Campbell in 2025.
Kalen Villanueva
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Western Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at UConn, 11 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Stuart
20227 games
- Entered the portal
2023
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology