Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Western Kentucky
Demetrius Cain
LB • 6'0" • 245 lbs • Princeton, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Demetrius Cain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
37
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Demetrius Cain built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Princeton, KY wearing No. 28, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Demetrius Cain's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDemetrius Cain, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Demetrius Cain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 80
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Demetrius Cain quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Indiana
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · LB 261st (top 21%) · Conference USA 56th (top 9%) · National 500th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 12 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 53 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 44.5 |
Related Context
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Demetrius Cain played LB for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Demetrius Cain recorded 26 rushing yards and 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 6.5 primary output with 15.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
15.7
Usage
4.5
Consistency
63.8
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Ball State: 2. Charlotte: 2. Old Dominion: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. Vanderbilt: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 0 by 20. Charlotte: 1 by 24.2. Old Dominion: 0 by 10. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 25.8. Vanderbilt: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
25.8 vs Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Demetrius Cain story
Demetrius Cain built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Princeton, KY wearing No. 28, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Demetrius Cain's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 26 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Demetrius Cain's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6.5 | 15.7 | 4.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 8 | 23.8 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 23.8 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 4 · L 31-33
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 10 · W 48-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Charlotte
Week 9 · W 45-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 12 · W 38-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Charlotte
Week 7 · W 45-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
6.5 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage
49.5
#2
2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
44.5
8 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
44.5
8 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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