Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Tennessee
Darrin Kirkland Jr.
LB • 6'1" • 234 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darrin Kirkland Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Darrin Kirkland Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 34, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Darrin Kirkland Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Darrin Kirkland Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Tennessee. Darrin Kirkland Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Darrin Kirkland Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lawrence Central · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Lawrence Central · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · LB 284th (top 25%) · SEC 61st (top 10%) · National 607th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 8 | 38 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Darrin Kirkland Jr. played LB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darrin Kirkland Jr. recorded 96 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 9 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
6.2
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
UTEP
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. East Tennessee State: 2. UTEP: 3. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0. Auburn: 0. Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 1. Charlotte: 2. Kentucky: 0. Missouri: 0. Vanderbilt: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 10 by 41.7. East Tennessee State: 4 by 36.7. UTEP: 3 by 42.5. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Georgia: 4 by 16.7. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 6 by 35. Charlotte: 3 by 32.5. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 4 by 16.7. Vanderbilt: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTEP
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Vanderbilt | L 13-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Missouri | L 17-50 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Kentucky | W 24-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 14-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ South Carolina | L 24-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Alabama | L 21-58 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Auburn | W 30-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Georgia | L 12-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Florida | L 21-47 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 24-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs East Tennessee StateSplash game | W 59-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs West Virginia10+ tackles | L 14-40 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darrin Kirkland Jr. story
Darrin Kirkland Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 34, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Darrin Kirkland Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Darrin Kirkland Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 6 | 30.9 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 30.9 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 25.2 | 6.2 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 2 · W 45-24
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#3
vs UTEP
Week 3 · W 24-0
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs East Tennessee State
Week 2 · W 59-3
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Kentucky
Week 9 · W 52-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
9 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
47.7
#2
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
47.6
6 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Tennessee
47.6
6 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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