Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1186th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 628th / 1911 |
| Run stops | 8 | 785th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 19 | — |
Where Kennedy's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Louisville#18 · 4-3 | 6 | 38% | 20 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Purdue#100 · 2-10 | 11 | 41% | 21 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Purdue#122 · 1-11 | 5 | 10% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Demeco Kennedy's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Demeco Kennedy's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | vs | L 38–41 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | W 59–13 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 3 | W 41–31 | 5.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | L 27–30 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 5 | @ | L 28–31 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | W 44–20 | 7.4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 7 | @ | W 34–26 | 7.9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.8 | 20 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 20 | 959th / 5408 |
| Solo | 4 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1.5 | 1055th / 2450 |
| Sacks | 0.5 | 978th / 1212 |
| QB hurries | 1 | 629th / 1380 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ole Miss | ✓ DL | 68 | · | · | — |
| Wk 3 · SMU | ✓ DL | 79 | ~43 (21–54) | 4 | 54% |
| Wk 4 · Wake Forest | ✓ DL | 61 | ~26 (10–41) | 1 | 43% |
| Wk 5 · NC State | ✓ DL | 84 | ~28 (11–44) | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 6 · Florida State | ✓ DL | 77 | ~47 (23–59) | 5 | 61% |
| Wk 7 · Syracuse | ✓ DL | 84 | ~53 (26–67) | 8 | 63% |
| Season | 6 GS | 524 | 197 (112–253) | 19 | 38% |
17 DLs on the Louisville roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Clev Lubin | DL | SR | 36 | 5.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Demeco Kennedy | DL | JR | 20 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Tyler Thompson | DL | SR | 17 | 5.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Jerod Smith II | DL | JR | 17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 90 | Daylen Russell | DL | JR | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | AJ Green | DL | SR | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Micah Carter | DL | SR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Joshua Donald | DL | JR | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 93 | Bailey Abercrombie | DL | SO | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Eric Hazzard | DL | SO | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Tommy Ziesmer | DL | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 91 | Keon Webb | DL | JR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 94 | Dillon Smith | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Maurice Davis | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 59 | Reece Sellers | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 62 | Chris Jones Jr. | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Sam Dawson | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Louisville depth chart →