Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Marrero, LA
Kerry Starks: DE · UL Monroe · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kerry Starks
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. He has spent three seasons in the UL Monroe defensive front. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against App State, Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-9vs Grambling | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-72@ Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-17vs South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-52vs Memphis | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14@ Texas State | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 7-52@ No. 24 App State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 41-48vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-31vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 29-51@ Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-42vs Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 30-31@ Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 26 | 10.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%5 sacksTFL rate
22%10 TFLHurry rate
4%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
71%5 of 7 pressures45 tackles · 10 for loss · 5 sacks.
3 seasons under Matt Viator — 15-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Viator
Pass share
47.8%
410 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
71.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
433 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
45 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UL Monroe, 12 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Viator.
