#52

Kendell Beckwith

Former linebacker at LSU. 2016: 91 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · LSU · #52

6′3″ · Clinton, LA

Tampa Bay — drafted 2017, Rd 3, Pick 43, #107 overall

Recruiting

4★

OLB recruit

No. 74 nationally · Signed with LSU

Statement game16 tackles · 0.5 TFLvs Alabama (FBS) · L 0-10

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at LSU. 2016: 91 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2013.
Drafted round 3 by the Tampa Bay in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at LSU, 91 tackles — drafted at #107 overall by Tampa Bay.

His career

2013

Signed with LSU4-star out of East Feliciana

2017

Drafted by Tampa Bayround 3, pick 107

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#74 national

CFB

College

LSU

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #107

Tampa Bay · 2017

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014

Les Miles

LSU

2016

Ed Orgeron

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 10th NFL season

#107Rd 3 · Pick 43

Tampa BayEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014LSU8-5HC: Les Miles · Run-heavy

2016LSU8-4HC: Ed Orgeron · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (95th percentile). Strength: passes defended (84th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#118 / 2668 · 95th pct

Passes defended#360 / 2668 · 84th pct

Tackles for loss#474 / 2668 · 81st pct

6.0

Solo tackles#588 / 2668 · 77th pct

QB hurries#640 / 2668 · 66th pct

Sacks#763 / 2668 · 64th pct

1.0

Forced fumbles#77 / 736 · 45th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	9.6	0.6	0.1	0.3
Road3g	8.0	0.5	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	10.0	0.9	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	7.8	0.1	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	LSU	91	33	6.0	1.0	4	--	--
2014	LSU	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		91	33	6.0	1.0	4	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week