Yvan Kemajou
Penn State Nittany Lions
87
Great

Yvan Kemajou

Penn State Nittany LionsSolid
RDEDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Yvan Kemajou starting?

Yvan Kemajou is the projected starter at RDE for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Sophomore · #19 · 6'3", 252 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 11987Yvan KemajouStarter
  2. 21085Caleb Bacon
  3. 38961Jackson Ford

Penn State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Paint Branch, ranked #316 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 13 tackles, 5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #316 NatlTeam Share3%
Burtonsville, MD
Jersey
#19
Class
SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
252 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251351.5

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
0.9031
National Rank
#316
High School
Paint Branch
Hometown
Burtonsville, MD

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 77th-percentile production (×0.98 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 77% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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 10LUSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 31-23

Oct 3LNUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26LWISTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-20

Sep 19WBUFFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 12WTEMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-0

Yvan Kemajou's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement75%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.