6′0″ · 220 lb · Alief, TX · Alief Taylor
Kenneth Edison-McGruder: S · Oklahoma State · #3.
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Kenneth Edison-McGruder
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Oklahoma State. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Oklahoma — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 17
WTOC Oct 8Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 73 | 54 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 39 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 133 | 99 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-17vs Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-13vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-21vs No. 17 Boise State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-41vs Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-28@ Kansas | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 42-48vs Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 12-31@ Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35vs No. 6 Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 47-48@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 12 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 45-41vs No. 7 West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ TCU | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 38-33vs No. 24 Missouri | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 54 | 8.5 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%8 TFL73 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 3 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Mike Gundy — 27-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
49.1%
492 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
77.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
544 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
73 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma State, 133 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 31 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
