Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-45vs Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Lorenzo Cowan
Junior linebacker for Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Savannah, GA
Returning to Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to USC in 2024.
- Transferred from USC to Kentucky in 2025.
Lorenzo Cowan
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Two seasons at Kentucky, two different head coaches: Mark Stoops and Will Stein. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with USC3-star out of Jenkins
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Kentucky
2026era →
Will Stein
Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Kentucky1-1HC: Will Stein · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (31 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Rusher
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Abdul Carter’s 2024 season.
79%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 3
Matches Abdul on
TFL rate
Height
Sack rate
Differs from Abdul on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kenny Ozowalu's freshman season at UTSA (2025).
81%match
Matches Kenny on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
The linebacker corps · Kentucky
- #22Grant Godfrey34 tackles · 2025
- #2Sam Greene25 tackles · 2025
- #15Cedric Works16 tackles · 2025
- #8Lorenzo Cowan13 tackles · 2025
- #4Antwan Smith6 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology