Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 36-50@ Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Rylan Kennedy
Senior defensive lineman for Florida State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 251 lb · Mansfield, TX · Lake Ridge
CFB Index 36 · #300 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Texas A&M → Florida State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs New Mexico State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for Florida State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2023.
- Transferred from Texas A&M to Florida State in 2026.
Rylan Kennedy
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against New Mexico State — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20234 games
- Signed with Texas A&M3-star out of Mansfield Lake Ridge
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Florida State
Played his entire career under Mike Norvell.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida State
2025Texas A&M
2026Florida State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 14 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 20 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 23 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
1 sacks · 1 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · S. Singleton — 42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 1: +1 tackle, +1 hurry.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2026Florida State1-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). 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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
40.5%
79 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quinn Roff’s 2021 season.
Matches Quinn on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Quinn on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wynden Ho'Ohuli's junior season at Hawai'i (2024).
85%match
Matches Wynden on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Rylan Kennedy
Background
BEFORE FSU: Played 37 games with one start in three seasons at Texas A&M…contributed 40 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and four passes defended…played 13 games in 2025 as Aggies reached College Football Playoff…contributed 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks…made…
The defensive line · Florida State
- #3Mandrell Desir7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Deante McCray4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Daniel Lyons3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Jordan Sanders3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Rylan Kennedy3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology