Kam Pedescleaux: S · Tulane · #8.
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Kam Pedescleaux
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Billy Napier, Michael Desormeaux and Slade Nagle. The first career honor came in 2023: All-AAC. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTSA, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 12 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-17vs South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-37vs No. 20 Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-3@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-7vs Nicholls | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-23vs UAB | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-21@ Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-28vs North Texas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-28@ Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 13-10@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-22vs Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-8@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-16vs UTSA | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26vs No. 25 SMU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | L 20-41vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL56 tackles · 4 for loss · 12 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Slade Nagle
Pass share
42.2%
368 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
62.3
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Louisiana and Tulane, 244 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 60 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Billy Napier, Michael Desormeaux and Willie Fritz.
