Robert Kennedy: DB · NC State · #8.
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Robert Kennedy
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Mike Houston, Ricky Rahne and Dave Doeren. On tape: 5 tackles against Notre Dame, Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NC State | 33 | 13 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 53 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 101 | 54 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 13 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14@ UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 10 Notre Dame | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs VMI | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21@ Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-13vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-41vs Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-24@ No. 17 Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17vs Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-6vs Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-6@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-20vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 19-28vs Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 13 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 45-7
vs VMI
1 interception · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss
Dominant 38-point win at home against VMI.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL33 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
44.5%
378 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #82 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at East Carolina, Old Dominion and NC State, 101 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Houston, Ricky Rahne and Dave Doeren.
