Usage Score
7.8
Player Dossier
2022-2025NC State
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 34.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
34.6
Consistency
63.9
Season Value
51.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Scouting Read
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Kenny Soares Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Kenny Soares Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Kenny Soares Jr. played LB for Northwestern and NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kenny Soares Jr. recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
NC State paired 12.5 primary output with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.6 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: Memphis
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · NC State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
34.6
Usage
7.8
Consistency
63.9
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: 2. East Carolina: 1. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Duke: 2. Virginia Tech: 1. Campbell: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Georgia Tech: 1.5. Miami: 0. Florida State: 1. North Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 12 by 70. East Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 5 by 40.8. Virginia Tech: 2 by 18.3. Campbell: 9 by 37.5. Notre Dame: 8 by 43.3. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.4 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
Memphis
Best efficiency game
70 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | vs Memphis10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-7 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs North Carolina | W 42-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Florida State | W 21-11 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Miami | L 7-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Georgia Tech10+ tackles | W 48-36 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Pittsburgh10+ tackles · Splash game | L 34-53 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-36 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Campbell | W 56-10 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Virginia Tech | L 21-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ DukeSplash game | L 33-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/11 | @ Wake Forest | W 34-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Virginia | W 35-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs East Carolina | W 24-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northwestern
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
NC State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 10 | 22 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 22 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 5 | 12.1 | 2.9 | -5 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 12.5 | 34.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 12.5 | 34.6 | 7.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Memphis
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#2
Pittsburgh
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.
#3
Georgia Tech
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.3 takeover score.
#4
Wisconsin
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.
#5
Duke
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · NC State
12.5 primary output · 34.6 efficiency · 7.8 usage
51.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · NC State
51.6
12.5 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
40.9
10 primary · 22 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
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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