Player Dossier

2019-2021

Oregon

Kayvon Thibodeaux

DE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kayvon Thibodeaux shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

15.7

Efficiency

38.9

Consistency

44.5

Season Value

34.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Oregon

1919202021

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Oregon. Kayvon Thibodeaux shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Oregon paired 15.5 primary output with 44.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 38.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Oregon

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

2

Efficiency

38.9

Usage

15.7

Consistency

44.5

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 2. Stanford: 1. California: 2. UCLA: 6.5. Colorado: 0. Washington: 0.5. Washington State: 4. Utah: 1. Oregon State: 1. Utah: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 2 by 28.3. Stanford: 6 by 35. California: 5 by 40.8. UCLA: 9 by 87.5. Colorado: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 3 by 17.5. Washington State: 6 by 65. Utah: 7 by 39.2. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8. Utah: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Wins2.3 · n=7 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=3 · -1.0 vs Wins
First Half2.3 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · n=5 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCLA

Best efficiency game

87.5 vs UCLA

Result
Sat 12/4@ UtahL 10-3833110
Sat 11/27vs Oregon StateW 38-2953100
Sun 11/21@ UtahL 7-3875001
Sun 11/14vs Washington State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 38-2466220
Sat 11/6@ WashingtonW 26-16300.5000
Sat 10/30vs ColoradoW 52-2932000
Sat 10/23@ UCLA2+ sacks · Splash gameW 34-31984.5020
Sat 10/16vs CaliforniaW 24-1752110
Sat 10/2@ StanfordL 24-3164100
Sat 9/4vs Fresno StateW 31-2422110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Oregon

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonOregon2631.210.1
2019 Regular SeasonOregon2631.210.10
2020 PostseasonOregon15.544.817.2-10.5
2020 Regular SeasonOregon15.544.817.20
2021 Regular SeasonOregon2038.915.74.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCLA

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6.5

Primary metric

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.

#2

Utah

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.8 takeover score.

#3

Arizona

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.

#4

USC

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.

#5

Oregon State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Oregon

15.5 primary output · 44.8 efficiency · 17.2 usage

41.3

#2

2020 Regular Season · Oregon

41.3

15.5 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 17.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Oregon

34.8

20 primary · 38.9 efficiency · 15.7 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9987

Oaks Christian · Thousand Oaks, CA

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

122

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kayvon Thibodeaux quick answers

Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
122