Kevin Winston Jr.: S · Penn State · #2.
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Kevin Winston Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons in the Penn State secondary to date. First career honor, 2024: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 12 tackles against West Virginia, Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 60 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 14 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 53 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-12@ West Virginia | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 34-12
12 tackles · 7 solo tackles
Dominant 22-point win on the road against West Virginia.
3 seasons under James Franklin, all run-leaning offenses — 34-8 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
41.8%
437 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.4
16 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Penn State, 87 tackles — drafted at #82 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
Next stop · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 2nd NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 2nd NFL season
