Player Dossier

2019-2023

Clemson

Kane Patterson

LB • 6'1" • 221 lbs • Brentwood, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Clemson • Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

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.

Player insights

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

26.9

Usage

10.8

Consistency

53.3

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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

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. 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

Split Comparison

Losses1 · n=8
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half
All Games0.9 · n=10

Game Log

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 gameL 24-4884210
Sat 11/11@ South CarolinaL 6-4722000
Sat 11/4vs AuburnL 15-3120000
Sat 10/28@ Ole MissL 7-3364110
Sat 9/30vs MissouriL 21-3832100
Sat 9/23vs KentuckyL 28-4511000
Sat 9/16@ UNLVL 37-4060100
Sat 9/9@ Wake ForestL 20-3672001
Sat 9/2vs Unknown61100
Sat 8/26vs Hawai'iW 35-2822000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Clemson

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Vanderbilt

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonClemson213.24.3
2020 PostseasonClemson310.82.61
2020 Regular SeasonClemson310.82.60
2021 Regular SeasonClemson05.60.9-3
2022 Regular SeasonVanderbilt820.28.58
2023 Regular SeasonVanderbilt926.910.81

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8911

Hitchcock · Hitchcock, TX

Committed To
Texas Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

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.

Quick Answers

Kane Patterson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
113