Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Maryland
Brett Kulka
DL • 6'4" • 258 lbs • Edinboro, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brett Kulka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Brett Kulka built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Edinboro, PA wearing No. 96, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Brett Kulka's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Brett Kulka, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Maryland. Brett Kulka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 71
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Brett Kulka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DL
- Career Tackles
- 71
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · General McLane · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- General McLane · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DL 258th (top 30%) · Big Ten 193rd (top 31%) · National 1,811th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 14.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 9 | 30 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60.5 |
Related Context
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Brett Kulka played DL for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brett Kulka recorded 71 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Maryland paired 12 primary output with 21.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
21.2
Usage
8.7
Consistency
48.7
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 0. Temple: 3. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 3. Purdue: 0. Minnesota: 0. Michigan: 0. Ohio State: 2. Nebraska: 2. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 3 by 42.5. Penn State: 2 by 18.3. Rutgers: 1 by 34.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Michigan State | L 16-19 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs NebraskaSplash game | L 7-54 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | L 14-73 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Michigan | L 7-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Minnesota | L 10-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Purdue | L 14-40 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 48-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Penn State | L 0-59 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ TempleSplash game | L 17-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Howard | W 79-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brett Kulka story
Brett Kulka built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Edinboro, PA wearing No. 96, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Brett Kulka's career was his defensive production: 71 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brett Kulka's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 2.5 | 8.3 | 2.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 2.5 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 4 | 18.3 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 9.8 | 2.1 | -3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 21.2 | 8.7 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Temple
Week 3 · L 17-20
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Towson
Week 2 · W 63-17
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 11 · L 14-73 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · L 7-54 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 48-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
59.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Maryland
12 primary output · 21.2 efficiency · 8.7 usage
60.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
26.1
4 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Maryland
14.9
2.5 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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