6′2″ · 190 lb · Richmond, CA · Junipero Serra
“I just squint my eyes and half cover them and say out loud oh god every snap now It’s all any of us can do as fans of either of these particular teams”
Kyon Loud
Kyon Loud is on trial in Duke's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
Duke fans are litigating his worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-10-24
Play style
Jams receivers off their route at the line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game on Oct 23 is in the game log; its play by play comes with the next update.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 25 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 25 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 8): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 31-27
at Illinois
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 4 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
46.9%
218 pass / 247 run
Plays / game
66.4
7 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
203 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Fans first named him vs Tulane.
