Usage Score
10.8
Player Dossier
2019-2023Clemson
LB • 6'1" • 221 lbs • Brentwood, TN, USA
Kane Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Usage Score
10.8
Efficiency
26.9
Consistency
53.3
Season Value
27.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Clemson
Snapshot
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.
Kane Patterson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Clemson. Kane Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Clemson paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, Vanderbilt.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
26.9
Usage
10.8
Consistency
53.3
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Hawai'i: 0. Wake Forest: 1. UNLV: 1. Kentucky: 0. Missouri: 1. Ole Miss: 2. Auburn: 0. South Carolina: 0. Tennessee: 3
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. Unknown: 6 by 35. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 7 by 39.2. UNLV: 6 by 35. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 3 by 22.5. Ole Miss: 6 by 45. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee: 8 by 63.3
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ TennesseeSplash game | L 24-48 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ South Carolina | L 6-47 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Auburn | L 15-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Ole Miss | L 7-33 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Missouri | L 21-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Kentucky | L 28-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ UNLV | L 37-40 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Wake Forest | L 20-36 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | vs Hawai'i | W 35-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Clemson
2019-2021
Opening stop
Vanderbilt
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 13.2 | 4.3 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Clemson | 3 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | -3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8 | 20.2 | 8.5 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 26.9 | 10.8 | 1 |
#1 Featured game
Tennessee
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.9 takeover score.
#2
South Carolina
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.
#3
Florida State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#4
Georgia
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.
#5
Ole Miss
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Clemson
0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
27.9
9 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
20.7
8 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8911
Hitchcock · Hitchcock, TX
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
113
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Kane Patterson quick answers
Recruiting profile
4-star recruit