Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-22vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 32-34@ TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kuony Deng
Senior linebacker for California. 2021: 4 tackles.
6′6″ · 250 lb · Aldie, VA
California 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
4★
OLB recruit
No. 13 nationally · Joined California
Statement game16 tacklesat Utah (FBS) · L 0-35
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for California. 2021: 4 tackles.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to California in 2019.
Kuony Deng
Third year in the California linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Nevada — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at California, 156 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
201913 games
- Signed with California4-star out of Independence C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coach2019–2021
California
Played his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 14-15 over that span.
2019California8-5HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2020California1-3HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2021California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 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
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | California | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | California | 31 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | California | 121 | 62 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
| Career | 156 | 81 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 8 | -- | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology