Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Penn State
Kevin Winston Jr.
S • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Columbia, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kevin Winston Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Kevin Winston Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a safety from Columbia, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kevin Winston Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 82
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Kevin Winston Jr., S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Penn State. Kevin Winston Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 87
- TFL
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Kevin Winston Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 87
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · DeMatha Catholic · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 3 · Pick 18 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · S 310th (top 57%) · Big Ten 332nd (top 41%) · National 2,602nd (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 51 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.6 |
Related Context
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Kevin Winston Jr. played S for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kevin Winston Jr. recorded 87 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Penn State paired 0 primary output with 27.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
25.8
Usage
4.8
Consistency
40.9
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 1. West Virginia: 0. Delaware: 0. Illinois: 1. Iowa: 1. Northwestern: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 0. Maryland: 1. Michigan: 0.5. Rutgers: 1. Michigan State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 9 by 47.5. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Delaware: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Iowa: 1 by 14.2. Northwestern: 5 by 20.8. Massachusetts: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 5 by 30.8. Michigan: 12 by 55. Rutgers: 6 by 35. Michigan State: 4 by 46.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 10 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
55 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Ole Miss | L 25-38 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | W 42-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Rutgers | W 27-6 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | L 15-24 | 12 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Maryland | W 51-15 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Indiana | W 33-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ohio State | L 12-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Massachusetts | W 63-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Northwestern | W 41-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Iowa | W 31-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Illinois | W 30-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Delaware | W 63-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs West Virginia | W 38-15 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kevin Winston Jr. story
Kevin Winston Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a safety from Columbia, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kevin Winston Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 87 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 5 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Penn State. 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 Kevin Winston Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Kevin Winston Jr. 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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Penn State
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 11.4 | 2.2 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 8.5 | 25.8 | 4.8 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 8.5 | 25.8 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 27.1 | 4.8 | -8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · W 42-0 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
67 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 11 · L 15-24 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 55-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 12 · W 27-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 10 · W 51-15 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
0 primary output · 27.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
55.6
#2
2023 Postseason · Penn State
51.6
8.5 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Penn State
51.6
8.5 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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