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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Stanford
Kevin Palma
ILB • 6'2" • 248 lbs • Pixley, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kevin Palma shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Kevin Palma built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an inside linebacker from Pixley, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Kevin Palma's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Kevin Palma, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Stanford. Kevin Palma shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Kevin Palma quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Stanford
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Mission Oak · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Mission Oak · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · ILB 32nd (top 67%) · Pac-12 221st (top 42%) · National 2,314th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Stanford | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.4 |
Related Context
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Kevin Palma played ILB for Stanford. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kevin Palma recorded 56 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Stanford paired 5.5 primary output with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Stanford
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
9.3
Usage
6.1
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 0. USC: 2. San Diego State: 0. UCLA: 1. Arizona State: 0. Utah: 0. Oregon: 0. Washington: 0. California: 0. USC: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 1 by 4.2. USC: 2 by 28.3. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 2 by 18.3. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 1 by 4.2. California: 3 by 12.5. USC: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ TCU | L 37-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ USC | L 28-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs California | W 17-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Washington | W 30-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Oregon | W 49-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Utah | W 23-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Arizona State | W 34-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs UCLA | W 58-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ San Diego State | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ USCSplash game | L 24-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kevin Palma story
Kevin Palma built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an inside linebacker from Pixley, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Kevin Palma's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kevin Palma's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 5.5 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 5.5 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Stanford | 3 | 9.3 | 6.1 | -2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 3 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 2 · L 24-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · W 25-23 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Oregon State
Week 10 · W 26-15 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 6 · L 16-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 9 · W 34-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
38.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Stanford
5.5 primary output · 18.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage
44.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Stanford
44.8
5.5 primary · 18.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Stanford
30.4
3 primary · 9.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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