Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs SMU | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
#2
Demeco Kennedy
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 305 lb · Lexington, KY · Fredrick Douglass
CFB Index 62 · #109 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Purdue → Louisville for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
- Transferred from Purdue to Louisville in 2026.
Demeco Kennedy
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Demeco Kennedy has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against SMU, Week 3, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Frederick Douglass
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Louisville
2025Purdue
2026Louisville
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Purdue | 22 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–31
vs SMU
4 tackles
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
With L. Kienholz — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.8 · 42 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · N. Hayes — 37.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Louisville2-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
42.0%
79 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
62 · #109 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #109 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kody Harris-Miller’s 2024 season.
84%match
Matches Kody on
Weight
Class year
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Talan Carter's sophomore season at Jacksonville State (2025).
80%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Talan on
TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Differs from Talan on
Sack rate (higher)
Background
2025 (Purdue): Appeared in all 12 games ... earned four starts and played 450 snaps ... compiled 21 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks on the season ... notched a career best six tackles versus Northwestern ... credited with four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Illinois. 2024…
The defensive line · Louisville
- #50Clev Lubin13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Tyler Thompson7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Adonijah Green6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jerod Smith II5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Demeco Kennedy3 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology