Yvan Kemajou
Penn State Nittany Lions
88
Great

Yvan Kemajou

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
LDEDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Yvan Kemajou starting?

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

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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 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #316 NatlTeam Share3%
Burtonsville, MD
Jersey
#99
Class
SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
250 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 88-rated defense; 76th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 76% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
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.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement75%

Depth at LDE · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 19988Yvan KemajouStarter
  2. 28883Ikenna Ezeogu
  3. 34373Dayshaun Burnett
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.