Cedric Works
Kentucky Wildcats
86
Great

Cedric Works

Kentucky WildcatsElite
LOLBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Cedric Works is the projected starter at LOLB for Kentucky Wildcats.

Sophomore · #15 · 6'5", 247 lbs

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Depth at LOLB · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 11586Cedric WorksStarter
  2. 2878Lorenzo Cowan

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Frederick Douglass, ranked #348 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 16 tackles, 2 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #348 NatlTeam Share2%
Dayton, OH
Jersey
#15
Class
SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
247 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251620

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9000
National Rank
#348
High School
Frederick Douglass
Hometown
Lexington, KY

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 62th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 86.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 62% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3WSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 26WUSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-21

Sep 12LALATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
3

Final L 45-17

Sep 5WYSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-13

Cedric Works's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

16 tkl · 2 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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