#44

Kyle Moretti

Former linebacker at San Diego State. 2024: 58 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · San Diego State · Sr. · #44

6′2″ · 240 lb · Arvada, CO

CFB Index 39 · #380 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceSan Diego State 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 2760 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at San Diego State. 2024: 58 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2020.
Transferred from Central Michigan to San Diego State in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at San Diego State, 255 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2020

Signed with Central Michigan3-star out of Pomona

202212 games

All-MACthird

20238 games

All-MACthird

202411 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2760 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-MAC

All-MAC mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021–2023

Brady Hoke

San Diego State

2024

Sean Lewis

San Diego State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

39Below cohort / limited sample #380 of 571?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (86th percentile). Strength: tackles (85th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#382 / 2892 · 86th pct

Tackles#419 / 2892 · 85th pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1216 / 2892 · 55th pct

2.5

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th 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

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road6g	6.5	0.4	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	6.8	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #380 of 571 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #380 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	San Diego State	58	34	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
2023	Central Michigan	59	28	3.0	2.0	5	--	--
2022	Central Michigan	90	58	6.0	2.5	2	--	--
2021	Central Michigan	48	25	4.0	1.0	1	--	--
Career		255	145	15.5	6.5	8	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 45–14

vs East Texas A&M

3 SOLO · 3 TOT

Dominant 31-point win at home against East Texas A&M.

With M. Cooper — 223 rush yds (27 car) · 2 TD · D. O'Neil — 214 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.8 · 18 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 45-14vs East Texas A&M	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 0-21vs Oregon State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 10-31@ California	6	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 21-22@ Central Michigan	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 27-24vs Hawai'i	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 27-24@ Wyoming	7	5	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 9	L 26-29vs Washington State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 24-56@ Boise State	6	6	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 20-41@ UNLV	8	4	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 20-41@ Utah State	9	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 20-31vs Air Force	10	8	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Total		58	34	2.5	1.0	—

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