Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-52@ Missouri | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Kailep Edwards
Senior linebacker for Louisiana. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · New Orleans, LA · West St. John
CFB Index 27 · #479 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Louisiana 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
6
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at Missouri
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Louisiana. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2022.
Kailep Edwards
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent four seasons in the Louisiana linebacker corps. The receipt: 5 tackles against Missouri — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20224 games
- Signed with Louisiana3-star out of West St. John
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022–2025
Louisiana
Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 28-25 over that span.
2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced
2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High 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 2 games: 3.0 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
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
27 · #479 of 577 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #479 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Khalan Tolson’s 2021 season.
Matches Khalan on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Khalan on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ke'Shun Brown's sophomore season at South Alabama (2022).
82%match
Matches Ke'Shun on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kailep Edwards
Background
2025 (Redshirt Junior) Competed in 12 games and had six tackles on the season … played primarily on special teams coverage units … five tackles came against Missouri … added a special teams stop at Eastern Michigan. 2024 Season (Junior) Reserve linebacker and special teams member appeared in the...
The linebacker corps · Louisiana
- #6Terrence Williams95 tackles · 2025
- #44Jake St. Andre50 tackles · 2025
- #9Cameron Whitfield30 tackles · 2025
- #45Caleb Kibodi24 tackles · 2025
- #16Kailep Edwards6 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology