Kevin Pointer: DL · Wake Forest · #91.
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Kevin Pointer
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Louisiana — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 7 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 33 | 14 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 37 | 18 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 11 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | UL Monroe | 38 | 24 | 7.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 124 | 67 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs North Carolina A&T | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | L 30-31vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-40vs No. 5 Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-41vs Louisiana | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-49vs No. 10 Clemson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-20@ UConn | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Stanford | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 36-46vs California | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31@ North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42@ No. 11 Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 45-13
1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%7 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
24%8 hurries33 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Clawson
Pass share
48.3%
403 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #121 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at UL Monroe and Wake Forest, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Viator and Dave Clawson.
