#31

Kenneth Olugbode

Inside linebacker for Colorado. 2016: 115 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

ILB · Colorado · #31

6′1″ · San Jose, CA

Colorado 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2104 nationally · Signed with Colorado

Statement game19 tackles · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacksvs Washington (FBS) · L 10-41

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 inside linebacker for Colorado. 2016: 115 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Colorado in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Colorado, 115 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Signed with Colorado2-star out of Bellarmine Prep

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2104 national

CFB

College

Colorado

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike MacIntyre, all run-leaning, fast tempo offenses — 14-13 over that span.

2015Colorado4-9HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2016Colorado10-4HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (100th percentile). Strength: tackles (99th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#8 / 2668 · 100th pct

Tackles#20 / 2668 · 99th pct

115

QB hurries#158 / 2668 · 92nd pct

Tackles for loss#415 / 2668 · 83rd pct

6.5

Sacks#406 / 2668 · 83rd pct

2.5

Interceptions#152 / 763 · 68th pct

Passes defended#754 / 2668 · 65th pct

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 · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	5.9	0.5	0.2	0.1
Road6g	11.3	0.4	0.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	8.0	0.5	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	8.5	0.4	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Deion Sanders

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Colorado	115	72	6.5	2.5	2	2	--
2015	Colorado	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		115	72	6.5	2.5	2	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2016

W 10–5

at Stanford

11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 REC

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.

With A. Kinney — 42 AVG · 59 LONG · 5 NO · S. Liufau — 135 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.5 · 38 rush yds (17 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 44-7vs Colorado State	6	6	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 56-7vs Idaho State	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 28-45@ Michigan	10	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 41-38@ Oregon	9	6	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 47-6vs Oregon State	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 17-21@ USC	10	7	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 7	W 40-16vs Arizona State	10	9	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 10-5@ Stanford	11	7	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-10vs UCLA	4	4	1.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 11	W 49-24@ Arizona	9	9	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 38-24vs Washington State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 27-22vs Utah	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 10-41@ Washington	19	6	0.5	0.5	—	0	Season-high 19 tackles
Bowl	L 8-38vs Oklahoma State	10	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		115	72	6.5	2.5	2	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology