Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Kent State
Kevin Bourne
S • 5'10" • Newark, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kevin Bourne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Kevin Bourne built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Newark, OH wearing No. 27, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Kevin Bourne's career was his defensive production: 67...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Kevin Bourne, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State. Kevin Bourne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Kevin Bourne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · S
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Newark · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Newark · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 67 tackles · S 61st (top 16%) · Mid-American 42nd (top 8%) · National 373rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 67 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.9 |
Related Context
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Kevin Bourne played S for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kevin Bourne recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kent State paired 7 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
6.7
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Monmouth: 0. Alabama: 1. Akron: 2. Buffalo: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 0. Central Michigan: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Monmouth: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 5 by 30.8. Akron: 6 by 45. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Western Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Bowling Green: 14 by 70. Northern Illinois: 21 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
70 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles | L 21-31 | 21 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/16 | @ Bowling Green10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-42 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/9 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-37 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Central MichiganSplash game | W 27-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Ohio | L 10-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Miami (OH) | L 14-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Buffalo | W 44-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs AkronSplash game | L 27-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Alabama | L 0-48 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Monmouth | W 27-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Penn State | L 13-33 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kevin Bourne story
Kevin Bourne built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Newark, OH wearing No. 27, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Kevin Bourne's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kent 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 Bourne's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Kevin Bourne 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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Kent State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 7 | 27.6 | 6.7 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 12 · L 7-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Akron
Week 5 · L 27-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Central Michigan
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 4 · L 0-48
1
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 13 · L 21-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
45.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
7 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 6.7 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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