Kesean Gamble: LB · Kent State · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kesean Gamble
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Kent State. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Buffalo — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 30 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Kent State | 12 | 5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Kent State | 48 | 24 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 35 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 129 | 72 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-45@ Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-33@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Long Island University | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 22-39@ No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24vs Ohio | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-52@ Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-27vs Akron | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27vs Ball State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-27@ Buffalo | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups30 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.4%
349 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #453 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kent State, 129 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
