Player Career

Kuony Deng Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kuony Deng story

Kuony Deng built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Aldie, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with California. The clearest part of Kuony Deng's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with California. 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 Kuony Deng's production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.

The arc is straightforward: Kuony Deng 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

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

  1. 1

    California

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonCalifornia0
2018 Regular SeasonCalifornia00
2019 PostseasonCalifornia23.555.612.223.5
2019 Regular SeasonCalifornia23.555.612.20
2020 Regular SeasonCalifornia440.211.3-19.5
2021 Regular SeasonCalifornia08.41.8-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UC Davis

Week 1 · W 27-13

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

96.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Oregon

Week 14 · W 21-17 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#3

@ Ole Miss

Week 4 · W 28-20

3

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#4

vs USC

Week 12 · L 17-41 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Washington State

Week 11 · W 33-20 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · California

23.5 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage

78.7

#2

2019 Regular Season · California

78.7

23.5 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · California

54.9

4 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 11.3 usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

8

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games