Defensive end, Oregon, 2019–21
Kayvon Thibodeaux
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2021)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Los Angeles, CA
- Born
- Dec 15, 2000
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Kayvon Thibodeaux played defensive end at Oregon (2019–21). He was a consensus All‑American in 2021. The New York Giants took Thibodeaux in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat UCLA, 20212.5sacks, career highvs. Utah, 2019Honors
- 2019Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year
- 2020Pac-12 Morris Trophy (defense)
- 2021Consensus All‑American
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2019 and 2020
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
2021 Oregon 10 games, 49 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Fresno State | W 31–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Stanford | L 24–31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. California | W 24–17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at UCLA | W 34–31 | 9 | 8 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Colorado | W 52–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Washington | W 26–16 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Washington State | W 38–24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Utah | L 7–38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Oregon State | W 38–29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Utah | L 10–38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Oregon 7 games, 38 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs.Stanford | W 35–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | atWashington State | W 43–29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.UCLA | W 38–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atOregon State | L 38–41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atCalifornia | L 17–21 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | at USC | W 31–24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | L 17–34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Oregon 13 games, 35 tackles, 9 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Auburn | L 21–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Nevada | W 77–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Montana | W 35–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | atStanford | W 21–6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.California | W 17–7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Colorado | W 45–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Washington State | W 37–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atUSC | W 56–24 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Arizona | W 34–6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Arizona State | L 28–31 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Oregon State | W 24–10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Utah | W 37–15 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 28–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ | |
| Weight | 254 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 79½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″W | |
| Bench press | 27 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.23 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 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
5 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New York Giants | 13 | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 16 | 48 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 12 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 10 | 24 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 55 | 142 | 23.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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