Kain Medrano
Kain Medrano
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Four seasons at UCLA, two different head coaches: Chip Kelly and Deshaun Foster. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big Ten. The receipt: 9 tackles, 2 TFL against Iowa — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 186 tackles — drafted at #205 overall by Washington.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
WashingtonEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024
W 20–17
vs Iowa
2 TFL · 0 SACKS · 6 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Nikhai Hill-Green’s 2024 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to JB Brown's graduate season at Kansas (2024).
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