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Player Dossier
2017-2021Utah State
Kevin Meitzenheimer
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Moreno Valley, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kevin Meitzenheimer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Player Story
Kevin Meitzenheimer built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Moreno Valley, CA wearing No. 33, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Kevin Meitzenheimer's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Kevin Meitzenheimer, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah State. Kevin Meitzenheimer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 189
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Kevin Meitzenheimer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 189
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Utah State
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Moreno Valley · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Moreno Valley · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · LB 482nd (top 39%) · Mountain West 140th (top 26%) · National 1,422nd (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 6 | 18 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 85 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 5 | 37 | 3.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 13 | 26 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 37.6 |
Related Context
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Kevin Meitzenheimer played LB for Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kevin Meitzenheimer recorded 189 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Utah State paired 4 primary output with 38.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.6 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: BYU
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Utah State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.6
Usage
3
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 0. Washington State: 0. North Dakota: 0. Air Force: 0. Boise State: 0. BYU: 2. UNLV: 0. Colorado State: 0. Hawai'i: 2. New Mexico State: 0. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 1.5. San Diego State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 4 by 16.7. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. North Dakota: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 4 by 36.7. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 2 by 8.3. Hawai'i: 1 by 24.2. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 6 by 40. San Diego State: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 10 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
40 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/19 | @ Oregon State | W 24-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ San Diego State | W 46-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | @ New Mexico | W 35-10 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Wyoming | L 17-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ New Mexico State | W 35-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 51-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Colorado State | W 26-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ UNLV | W 28-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs BYUSplash game | L 20-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Boise State | L 3-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Air Force | W 49-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Dakota | W 48-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Washington State | W 26-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kevin Meitzenheimer story
Kevin Meitzenheimer built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Moreno Valley, CA wearing No. 33, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Kevin Meitzenheimer's career was his defensive production: 189 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Kevin Meitzenheimer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 0 | 13.2 | 1.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 4 | 13.5 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 4 | 13.5 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Utah State | 4.5 | 31.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 4.5 | 31.7 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 4 | 38.8 | 8.8 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 6.5 | 14.6 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 6.5 | 14.6 | 3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wyoming
Week 12 · W 26-21 · Conference game
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Boise State
Week 8 · L 13-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs BYU
Week 5 · L 20-34
2
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 1 · W 52-13 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 4 · W 23-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Utah State
4 primary output · 38.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Utah State
42.8
0 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 1.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Utah State
42.8
0 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
3
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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