Player Profile

Kenny Soares Jr.

LB • 6'2" • 231 lbs • Trumbull, CT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kenny Soares Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.8

Efficiency

30

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

14.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Northwestern
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Kenny Soares Jr., LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Kenny Soares Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

NC State paired 6.5 primary output with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northwestern, NC State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · NC State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

30

Usage

6.8

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 1. East Carolina: 0. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Duke: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Unknown: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. Georgia Tech: 1.5. Miami: 0. Florida State: 1. North Carolina: 0

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. Memphis: 12 by 60. East Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 5 by 30.8. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 9 by 37.5. Notre Dame: 8 by 33.3. Pittsburgh: 12 by 70. Georgia Tech: 14 by 65. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Florida State: 7 by 39.2. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=7 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

Best efficiency game

70 vs Pittsburgh

Result
Fri 12/19vs Memphis10+ tacklesW 31-7125100
Sun 11/30vs North CarolinaW 42-1922000
Sat 11/22vs Florida StateW 21-1174001
Sat 11/15@ MiamiL 7-4132000
Sat 11/1vs Georgia Tech10+ tacklesW 48-3614310.500
Sat 10/25@ Pittsburgh10+ tacklesL 34-53127101
Sat 10/11@ Notre DameL 7-3684000
Sat 10/4vs Unknown92000
Sat 9/27vs Virginia TechL 21-2322000
Sat 9/20@ DukeL 33-4552100
Thu 9/11@ Wake ForestW 34-2411000
Sat 9/6vs VirginiaW 35-3120000
Thu 8/28vs East CarolinaW 24-1731000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    NC State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern820.25.78
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern820.25.70
2024 Regular SeasonNorthwestern310.32.3-5
2025 PostseasonNC State6.5306.83.5
2025 Regular SeasonNC State6.5306.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Pittsburgh

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.5 takeover score.

#2

Georgia Tech

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

#3

Wisconsin

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#4

Maryland

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.

#5

Utah

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · NC State

6.5 primary output · 30 efficiency · 6.8 usage

14.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · NC State

14.8

6.5 primary · 30 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Northwestern

13.2

8 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

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Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

134

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
134