Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 245 lb · Princeton, KY
Demetrius Cain: LB · Western Kentucky · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Demetrius Cain
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Demetrius Cain has been at Western Kentucky through two head coaches in five seasons. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against UTSA — Week 14, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 him by name this season.
College Heights Herald Oct 9Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 55 | 30 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | 2 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 80 | 45 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-21vs UT Martin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-38@ Army | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-33vs Indiana | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-48@ No. 17 Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 46-52vs UTSA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-20@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-19@ Florida International | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-13vs Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-21@ Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 53-21@ Marshall | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 41-49@ UTSA | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 53 | 29 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups55 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
64.3%
696 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
83.3
13 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
762 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 80 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
