K'vion Thunderbird
Fresno State Bulldogs
82
Good

K'vion Thunderbird

Fresno State BulldogsRebuilding
WLBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is K'vion Thunderbird starting?

K'vion Thunderbird is the projected starter at WLB for Fresno State Bulldogs.

Redshirt junior · #1 · 6'0", 235 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Fresno State Bulldogs

  1. 1182K'vion ThunderbirdStarter
  2. 24362Niko Baumgartner

Fresno State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Kenwood Academy, ranked #1,008 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 32 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,008 NatlTeam Share3%
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#1
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
235 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025321.50

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8642
National Rank
#1008
High School
Kenwood Academy
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.81 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
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 11LBOISTKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-31

Oct 4WWSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-6

Sep 27WRICETKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-24

Sep 20WSJSUTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-10

Sep 13WSACTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-3

Sep 5LUSCTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-0

K'vion Thunderbird's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

32 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.