Player Career

Kevin Palma Career Story

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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

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

  1. 1

    Stanford

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonStanford0———
2014 Regular SeasonStanford0——0
2015 Regular SeasonStanford0——0
2016 PostseasonStanford5.518.85.95.5
2016 Regular SeasonStanford5.518.85.90
2017 PostseasonStanford39.36.1-2.5
2017 Regular SeasonStanford39.36.10

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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#5

@ Arizona

Week 9 · W 34-10 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

38.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

Game stats

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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