Kamren Kinchens: S · Miami · #5.
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Kamren Kinchens
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at Miami: Jess Simpson and Mario Cristobal. All-ACC in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against North Carolina, Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 5 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 2.5 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 · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-33vs No. 23 Texas A&M | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23vs Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ No. 12 North Carolina | 9 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-20vs Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26vs Virginia | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-20@ NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27@ No. 4 Florida State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-38vs No. 9 Louisville | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-20@ Boston College | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 34 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL52 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
49.9%
435 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
67.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #8 of 538 FBS safeties by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2023 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #8 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 155 tackles, an All-American season (2022) — drafted at #99 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
named by 6 selectors
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Manny Diaz → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 3rd NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 3rd NFL season
