Kevin Adams
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Tulane. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Duke — Week 1, 2026.
72 tackles · 0 sacks
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
72 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-31@ Kansas State | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Southern Miss | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Army | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Memphis | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-42vs UTSA | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-31@ Charlotte | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 53 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Oct. 30 · W 38-31 at Charlotte, play by play
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Tulane’s defense played that day
Charlotte’s 11 drives: 6 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 9 tackles, including 2 interceptions, tied for the most interceptions in FBS that week. His interception on 3rd and 3 ended Memphis’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 23-10. Ended Memphis’s drive (int).
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 31-17. Ended Memphis’s drive (int).
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL72 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
48.5%
235 pass / 250 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
264 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
72 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #15 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #17 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,601 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
