Kane Patterson: LB · Vanderbilt · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kane Patterson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dabo Swinney and Clark Lea. On tape: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Tennessee, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 43 | 18 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 39 | 21 | 5.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Clemson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Clemson | 16 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Clemson | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 113 | 59 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 47-13vs Alabama A&M | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-36@ Wake Forest | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40@ UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-45vs Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38vs No. 23 Missouri | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-33@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-31vs Auburn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-47@ South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-48@ No. 25 Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 43 | 18 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups43 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
53.3%
390 pass / 342 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #315 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Clemson and Vanderbilt, 113 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Clark Lea.
