Last confirmed: SMU, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Houston, TX · Lamar
Kyran Mitchell: LB · SMU · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kyran Mitchell
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Kyran Mitchell has been at SMU through two head coaches in four seasons. On tape: 10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Cincinnati, Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 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.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-46@ North Texas | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 12-42vs No. 16 TCU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-45@ No. 19 Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-30vs Navy | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-27vs Houston Christian | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-48@ No. 12 UCF | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-23@ Tulane | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-26vs Cincinnati | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 45-31vs No. 17 Houston | 7 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 62-50@ UConn | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-28vs Memphis | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ Tulsa | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 46 | 14.5 | 4.0 | — | 3 |
Week 10 · 2018
W 45-31
vs Houston
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out Houston at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%14 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups81 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
54.3%
465 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
71.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
81 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 221 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: June Jones, Chad Morris, and Sonny Dykes. Multi-era developmental context.
