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Player Dossier
2019-2021Oregon
Kayvon Thibodeaux
DE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Kayvon Thibodeaux shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Kayvon Thibodeaux built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive end from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Kayvon Thibodeaux's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 5
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Oregon. Kayvon Thibodeaux shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 122
- TFL
- 35.5
- Sacks
- 19
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 7
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Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon Highlights
2021 · Oregon · Player Highlight
Kayvon Thibodeaux college highlights at Oregon.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Kayvon Thibodeaux quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · DE
- Career Tackles
- 122
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Oregon
- Top game
- UCLA
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Oaks Christian · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Princeton · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 1 · Pick 5 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DE 22nd (top 8%) · Pac-12 55th (top 10%) · National 642nd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Oregon | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 13 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oregon | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 7 | 32 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 10 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73.9 |
Related Context
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Kayvon Thibodeaux played DE for Oregon. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kayvon Thibodeaux recorded 122 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Oregon paired 28 primary output with 45.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 47.6 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: Washington State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Oregon
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
47.6
Usage
17.3
Consistency
74.9
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 2. Stanford: 1. Washington State: 4. UCLA: 1. Oregon State: 3. California: 2.5. USC: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 6 by 45. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 6 by 65. UCLA: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 7 by 59.2. California: 6 by 50. USC: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Sat 1/2 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | L 17-34 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | @ USCSplash game | W 31-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 17-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | L 38-41 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs UCLA | W 38-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Washington StateSplash game | W 43-29 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Stanford | W 35-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Kayvon Thibodeaux story
Kayvon Thibodeaux built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive end from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Kayvon Thibodeaux's career was his defensive production: 122 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Oregon. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kayvon Thibodeaux's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 14 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: Kayvon Thibodeaux moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Oregon
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Oregon | 30 | 34.3 | 10.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 30 | 34.3 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oregon | 17.5 | 47.6 | 17.3 | -12.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 17.5 | 47.6 | 17.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 28 | 45.9 | 16.4 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCLA
Week 8 · W 34-31 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Utah
Week 15 · W 37-15 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Arizona
Week 12 · W 34-6 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Washington State
Week 11 · W 43-29 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#5
@ USC
Week 16 · W 31-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Oregon
28 primary output · 45.9 efficiency · 16.4 usage
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#2
2020 Postseason · Oregon
70.2
17.5 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 17.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Oregon
70.2
17.5 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 17.3 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
19
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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