#77

Naquez Pringle

Defensive tackle on Kentucky's 2017 roster.

DT · Kentucky · #77

6′3″ · 320 lb · Georgetown, SC

Kentucky 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 757 nationally · Signed with Carvers Bay

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive tackle on Kentucky's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Carvers Bay in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Kentucky, 55 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Recruited3-star out of Carvers Bay

201612 games

Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Itawamba C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#757 national

CFB

College

Kentucky

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mark Stoops — 14-12 over that span.

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (12th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#717 / 2682 · 63rd pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

Tackles#2142 / 2682 · 19th pct

Tackles for loss#2125 / 2682 · 18th pct

0.5

Solo tackles#2309 / 2682 · 12th 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

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road4g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Kentucky	16	7	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2016	Kentucky	39	17	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		55	24	2.5	1.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 24-17@ Southern Miss	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 27-16vs Eastern Kentucky	3	0	0.5	—	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 3	W 23-13@ South Carolina	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 27-28vs Florida	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 7-45@ Mississippi State	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 29-26vs Tennessee	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 17-44vs Louisville	2	0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 23-24@ Northwestern	2	2	0.0	—
Total		16	7	0.5	—

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