Mitchell Kulkin: LB · Tulsa · #40.
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Mitchell Kulkin
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Tulsa. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Week 1, 2023.
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
39 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ No. 8 Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-14@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-26vs Temple | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-42vs Rice | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-69@ SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-33vs Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-24@ No. 20 Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35vs North Texas | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-27@ East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 17 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 42-7
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
8%3 pass breakups39 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Wilson
Pass share
38.9%
334 pass / 525 run
Plays / game
71.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Tulsa, 73 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Philip Montgomery → Kevin Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
