Ohio State · W 30-18
6 tackles
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Kennedy Urlacher
Kennedy Urlacher is on trial in USC's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
USC fans are litigating the player's worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Kennedy Urlacher vs Fresno State.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 29 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | USC | 27 | 23 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 68 | 53 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-41vs No. 20 Oregon | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-23@ Penn State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-18vs No. 2 Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 29 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 39-0
vs Fresno State
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Fresno State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%5 TFL29 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
51.8%
310 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #132 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #9 of 15 Big Ten Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Marcus Freeman and Lincoln Riley.
