Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 257 lb · Ringgold, VA · Dan River
Kimoni Fitz: DE · Cincinnati · #51.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kimoni Fitz
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Kimoni Fitz has been at Cincinnati through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio, Week 4, 2018.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 52 | 20 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 25 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 37 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 114 | 55 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-17@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-0@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-7vs Alabama A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-30vs Ohio | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 49-7@ UConn | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | W 37-21vs Tulane | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Temple | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20@ SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-0vs Navy | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-23vs South Florida | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-38@ No. 11 UCF | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-6vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 20 | 9.0 | 4.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%4 sacksTFL rate
17%9 TFLHurry rate
8%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
53%4 of 8 pressures52 tackles · 9 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
38.7%
373 pass / 590 run
Plays / game
74.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
407 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
52 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
