Career
5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Louisiana#89 · 5-3 | 2 | 13% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | Louisiana#103 · 6-7 | 2 | 5% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Louisiana#63 · 10-4 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Louisiana#73 · 6-7 | 10 | 31% | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 * | Louisiana#70 · 6-7 | 1 | 2% | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kailep Edwards's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Kailep Edwards's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Lamar | W 38–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | @ USC | L 30–49 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  UAB | W 21–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Charlotte | W 34–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Arkansas State | W 23–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 31–32 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Troy | W 33–6 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Southern Miss | L 31–35 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3365th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 · Louisiana Tech | 77 | ~32 (3–58) | 2 | 42% |
| Wk 7 · Troy | 54 | ~31 (3–54) | 2 | 57% |
| Season | 501 | 63 (22–93) | 4 | 13% |
Position Room
14 LBs on the Louisiana roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Jake St. Andre | LB | SR | 59 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Micah Johnson | LB | JR | 41 | 3 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Conor McPherson | LB | SO | 29 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Ashley Williams | LB | JR | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 37 | Harrison Kidder | LB | FR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 80 | Lester Jones | LB | JR | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Princeton Malbrue | LB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Na'Tori Brown | LB | SO | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 7 | Ethan Veal | LB | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Kailep Edwards | LB | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Hayden Darbonne | LB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 33 | AJ Spencer | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Devin Franklin | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Patrick Gosslee | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Louisiana depth chart →