Former linebacker at Tennessee. 2024: 29 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Provo, UT
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.
The story
Former linebacker at Tennessee. 2024: 29 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Keenan Pili
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Two head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 14 tackles against Arkansas, Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Tennessee, 223 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th 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
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-3vs Chattanooga | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10@ NC State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 71-0vs Kent State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 25-15@ Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-19@ Arkansas | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Julian Richardson’s 2021 season.
Matches Julian on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA