veteran Vanderbilt captain, steady inside linebacker, tone-setter
In the 2023 season, Kane Patterson was Vanderbilt’s captain and started 10 of 10 games, finishing with 43 tackles and 2 sacks, after posting 39 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in the 2022 season. He stands out for toughness, leadership, and sideline-to-sideline range; evaluators praised him for covering more ground than some peers, and he helped anchor the Commodores’ defense while playing through injury issues that briefly sidelined him in 2023. If you want a mature, high-IQ linebacker who brings effort, communication, and dependable production, Patterson is your guy.
