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Player Dossier
2020-2024NC State
DK Kaufman
S • 5'10" • 204 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DK Kaufman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Auburn • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
DK Kaufman built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 5, spending time with Auburn, NC State, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of DK Kaufman's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
DK Kaufman, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · NC State. DK Kaufman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 198
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
DK Kaufman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · S
- Career Tackles
- 198
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Archbishop Rummel · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Rummel · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · S 39th (top 8%) · ACC 32nd (top 5%) · National 213th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| 2021 Postseason | Auburn | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 11 | 30 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 25.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 7 | 39 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 28.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 70 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 65.3 |
Related Context
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DK Kaufman played S for Vanderbilt, Auburn, and NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, DK Kaufman recorded 198 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
NC State paired 15.5 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Auburn, NC State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · NC State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
35.6
Usage
7.8
Consistency
60.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 0. Western Carolina: 0. Tennessee: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Clemson: 1. Northern Illinois: 3. Wake Forest: 3. Syracuse: 1. California: 1. Stanford: 1.5. Duke: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. North Carolina: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Western Carolina: 7 by 29.2. Tennessee: 8 by 33.3. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.5. Clemson: 6 by 35. Northern Illinois: 4 by 46.7. Wake Forest: 7 by 59.2. Syracuse: 11 by 55.8. California: 7 by 39.2. Stanford: 2 by 23.3. Duke: 3 by 22.5. Georgia Tech: 5 by 30.8. North Carolina: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs East Carolina | L 21-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | W 35-30 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/22 | @ Georgia Tech | L 29-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Duke | L 19-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Stanford | W 59-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ California | W 24-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Syracuse10+ tackles | L 17-24 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Wake ForestSplash game | L 30-34 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 24-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Clemson | L 35-59 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 30-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Tennessee | L 10-51 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Western Carolina | W 38-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DK Kaufman story
DK Kaufman built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 5, spending time with Auburn, NC State, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of DK Kaufman's career was his defensive production: 198 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 667 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DK Kaufman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Vanderbilt
2020
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2021-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
NC State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 36.3 | 6.2 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Auburn | 6 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 6 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 3.5 | 28.2 | 5 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 6.5 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 6.5 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | NC State | 15.5 | 35.6 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 15.5 | 35.6 | 7.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wake Forest
Week 6 · L 30-34 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Massachusetts
Week 1 · W 59-14
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 14 · W 35-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.9 takeover score.
#4
vs LSU
Week 5 · L 7-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia State
Week 4 · W 34-24
3
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · NC State
15.5 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 7.8 usage
65.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · NC State
65.3
15.5 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Auburn
36.7
3.5 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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