Kevin Bourne: S · Kent State · #27.
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Kevin Bourne
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 21 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 13, 2016.
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
67 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 67 | 41 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 67 | 41 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-33@ Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-7vs Monmouth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-48@ No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-31vs Akron | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-20@ Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-18@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-14vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-37vs No. 14 Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-42@ Bowling Green | 14 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31vs Northern Illinois | 21 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 21 tackles |
| Total | 67 | 41 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFL67 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Haynes
Pass share
38.4%
292 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
271 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
67 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Kent State, 67 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Paul Haynes.
