#43

Kieren Douglas

Senior linebacker for Purdue. 2022: 36 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Purdue · Sr. · #43

6′2″ · 240 lb · Reynoldsburg, OH

CFB Index 32 · #416 of 548 LBsHigh confidencePurdue 2022 alumnus

The story

6 linebacker for Purdue. 2022: 36 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 3925 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Purdue, 118 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Wake Forest2-star out of Pickerington Central

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3925 national

CFB

College

Purdue

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

1 coach

2019–2022

Jeff Brohm

Purdue

Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 23-22 over that span.

2019Purdue4-8HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2020Purdue2-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-heavy

2021Purdue9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

32Below cohort / limited sample #416 of 548?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#645 / 2755 · 76th pct

Tackles#1021 / 2755 · 62nd pct

Tackles for loss#1175 / 2755 · 55th pct

2.5

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th 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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.6	0.4	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

32 · #416 of 548 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #416 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Purdue	36	27	2.5	--	1	--
2021	Purdue	67	40	3.0	1	1	--
2020	Purdue	13	12	2.0	--	--	--
2019	Purdue	2	--	0.0	--	--	--
Career		118	79	7.5	1	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 20–10

at Minnesota

1 TOT

With J. Ansell — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · A. O'Connell — 199 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.5 · 10 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 31-35vs Penn State	5	4	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 56-0vs Indiana State	1	0	0.5	—
Wk 3	L 29-32@ Syracuse	3	3	1.0	—
Wk 4	W 28-26vs Florida Atlantic	7	5	0.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 5	W 20-10@ Minnesota	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 43-37vs Nebraska	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 24-35@ Wisconsin	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 3-24vs Iowa	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 31-24@ Illinois	1	1	0.0	1
Wk 12	W 17-9vs Northwestern	7	7	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 30-16@ Indiana	4	2	1.0	—
Total		36	27	2.5	1

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

Kieren Douglas

2017

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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