Kenneth Edison-McGruder: S · Oklahoma State · #3.
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Kenneth Edison-McGruder
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the same secondary at Oklahoma State. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Oklahoma — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 73 | 54 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 39 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 133 | 99 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-17vs Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-13vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-21vs No. 17 Boise State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-41vs Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-28@ Kansas | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 42-48vs Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 12-31@ Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35vs No. 6 Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 47-48@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 12 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 45-41vs No. 7 West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ TCU | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 38-33vs No. 24 Missouri | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 54 | 8.5 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%8 TFL73 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 3 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Mike Gundy — 27-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
49.1%
492 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
77.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
544 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
73 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma State, 133 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
