Kylan Wilborn: LB · UNLV · #8.
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Kylan Wilborn
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin and Marcus Arroyo. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Hawai'i, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 33-35vs Eastern Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-37@ No. 23 Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-48vs No. 14 Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-38@ No. 22 Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-27vs San José State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-51@ Nevada | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17@ New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-13vs Hawai'i | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 20-28vs No. 23 San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
6%2 pass breakups31 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Arroyo
Pass share
45.8%
330 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #511 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Arizona and UNLV, 84 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Rich Rodriguez, Kevin Sumlin, and Jedd Fisch. Multi-era developmental context.
