Junior linebacker for Kentucky. 2023: 14 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′2″ · 224 lb · Rochelle, GA
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 613 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Kentucky. 2023: 14 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Martez Thrower
Kentucky to Georgia State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Akron — Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kentucky, 25 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 24-15 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (14th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-14vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-3vs Akron | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-28@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-14vs Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-51@ Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-33vs Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |