Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Yvan Kemajou
Sophomore defensive end for Penn State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 252 lb · Burtonsville, MD · Paint Branch
Returning to Penn State for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, at Temple
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end for Penn State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2025.
Yvan Kemajou
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons at Penn State, two different head coaches: Terry Smith and Matt Campbell. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles, 1 sacks against Temple, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Penn State4-star out of Paint Branch
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Penn State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Terry Smith
Penn State
Coaching transition mid-career: Terry Smith → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 13 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Penn State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Penn State
Returning around him
- 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #65
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dakyus Brinkley’s 2025 season.
Matches Dakyus on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dakyus Brinkley's freshman season at Kansas (2025).
75%match
Matches Dakyus on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Yvan Kemajou
The defensive line · Penn State
- #19Yvan Kemajou5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #1Ikenna Ezeogu3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Siale Taupaki2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Armstrong Nnodim2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Tyriq Blanding2 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology