Linebacker, UCLA, 2019–24
Kain Medrano
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pueblo, CO
- Born
- Feb 16, 2001
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Kain Medrano played linebacker at UCLA (2019–24). The Washington Commanders took Medrano in round 6, No. 205 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Utah, 20232sacks, career highat Utah, 2023Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UCLA | 20 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | UCLA | 20 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UCLA | 20 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | UCLA | 20 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | UCLA | 20 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | UCLA | 20 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 230 |
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
2024 UCLA 12 games, 72 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Hawai’i | W 16–13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Indiana | L 13–42 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at LSU | L 17–34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Oregon | L 13–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Penn State | L 11–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Minnesota | L 17–21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Rutgers | W 35–32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Nebraska | W 27–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Iowa | W 20–17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Washington | L 19–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. USC | L 13–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Fresno State | W 20–13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 UCLA 13 games, 56 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 27–13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at San Diego State | W 35–10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 59–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Utah | L 7–14 | 10 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Washington State | W 25–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Oregon State | L 24–36 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Stanford | W 42–7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Colorado | W 28–16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Arizona | L 10–27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Arizona State | L 7–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atUSC | W 38–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. California | L 7–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Boise State | W 35–22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 UCLA 7 games, 34 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs.Utah | W 42–32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atOregon | L 30–45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Stanford | W 38–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atArizona State | W 50–36 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Arizona | L 28–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.USC | L 45–48 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atCalifornia | W 35–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UCLA 10 games, 24 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Hawai’i | W 44–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs.LSU | W 38–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Fresno State | L 37–40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atStanford | W 35–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Arizona State | L 23–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atArizona | W 34–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atWashington | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atUtah | L 24–44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atUSC | W 62–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs.California | W 42–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UCLA 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | atColorado | L 42–48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atArizona State | W 25–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Stanford | L 47–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ | |
| Weight | 222 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 77¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington Commanders | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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