Linebacker, Kentucky (from Northern Illinois), 2020–25
Daveren Rayner
Lettered 2023, 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Indianapolis, IN
Daveren Rayner played linebacker at Northern Illinois (2020–22) and Kentucky (2023–25).
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Vanderbilt, 2025Team titles: MAC champions, 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 30 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 71 | 30 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 69 | 32 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 240 | 121 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 7 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 7 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 7 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 7 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 7 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Kentucky | 7 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 217 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Kentucky 12 games, 69 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Toledo | W 24–16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 23–30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 48–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at South Carolina | L 13–35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Georgia | L 14–35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Texas | L 13–16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Tennessee | L 34–56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Auburn | W 10–3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida | W 38–7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 42–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Vanderbilt | L 17–45 | 15 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Louisville | L 0–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2024 Kentucky 4 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southern Miss | W 31–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.South Carolina | L 6–31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Georgia | L 12–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atTennessee | L 18–28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Kentucky 11 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Akron | W 35–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atVanderbilt | W 45–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Florida | W 33–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atGeorgia | L 13–51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Tennessee | L 27–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Mississippi State | W 24–3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Alabama | L 21–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSouth Carolina | L 14–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLouisville | W 38–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 35–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Northern Illinois 8 games, 71 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 34–27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Tulsa | L 35–38 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 28–38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Kentucky | L 23–31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Ball State | L 38–44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Toledo | L 32–52 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atEastern Michigan | W 39–10 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Ohio | L 17–24 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Northern Illinois 6 games, 30 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 22–21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Wyoming | L 43–50 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Michigan | L 10–63 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Maine | W 41–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Kent State | L 47–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Western Michigan | L 21–42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Northern Illinois 6 games, 27 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs. Buffalo | L 30–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Central Michigan | L 10–40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atBall State | L 25–31 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | atWestern Michigan | L 27–30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Toledo | L 24–41 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 12 | atEastern Michigan | L 33–41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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