Kylan Wilborn

Senior linebacker for UNLV. 2021: 31 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · UNLV · Sr. · #8

6′2″ · 250 lb · Northridge, CA

CFB Index 22 · #511 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceUNLV 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 1274 nationally · Signed with Arizona

Statement game5 tackles · 4 TFL · 4 sacksvs UCLA (FBS) · W 47-30

Top 0.1% sacks game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for UNLV. 2021: 31 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2017.
Transferred from Arizona to UNLV in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UNLV, 84 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201712 games

Signed with Arizona3-star out of Notre Dame

202110 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1274 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Tony Sanchez

UNLV

2021

Marcus Arroyo

UNLV

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tony Sanchez → Marcus Arroyo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Arizona7-6HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy

2018Arizona5-7HC: Kevin Sumlin · Run-leaning

2019Arizona4-8HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced

2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

22Below cohort / limited sample #511 of 578?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#914 / 2743 · 64th pct

3.5

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles#1334 / 2743 · 51st pct

Solo tackles#1338 / 2743 · 50th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.2	0.5	0.2	0.4
Road5g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	0.7	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

22 · #511 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #511 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	UNLV	31	17	3.5	1.0	2	--	--
2019	Arizona	7	3	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Arizona	14	12	3.0	2.0	--	--	--
2017	Arizona	32	28	10.0	8.0	1	--	--
Career		84	60	17.5	11.0	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 27–13

vs Hawai'i

2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO

With C. Williams — 266 rush yds (38 car) · 3 TD · C. Friel — 172 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 12.8 · 15 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 33-35vs Eastern Washington	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 10-37@ Arizona State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 3-48vs Iowa State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 30-38@ Fresno State	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-24@ UTSA	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 20-27vs San José State	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 20-51@ Nevada	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-17@ New Mexico	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-13vs Hawai'i	6	2	2.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 12	L 20-28vs San Diego State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		31	17	3.5	1.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology