Usage Score
14.9
Player Dossier
2015-2017Kansas State
Jayd Kirby
LB • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Blooming Grove, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jayd Kirby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
45.6
Consistency
37.6
Season Value
49.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Scouting Read
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Jayd Kirby, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Kansas State. Jayd Kirby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.6 disruption score.
Jayd Kirby played LB for Kansas State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jayd Kirby recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Kansas State paired 19.5 primary output with 45.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 45.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
45.6
Usage
14.9
Consistency
37.6
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 1. Central Arkansas: 2. Charlotte: 0.5. Vanderbilt: 0. Baylor: 1. Texas: 0. TCU: 0. Oklahoma: 3. Kansas: 6. Texas Tech: 2. West Virginia: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 6 by 35. Central Arkansas: 4 by 36.7. Charlotte: 6 by 30. Vanderbilt: 8 by 33.3. Baylor: 7 by 39.2. Texas: 11 by 45.8. TCU: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 13 by 80. Kansas: 5 by 70.8. Texas Tech: 4 by 36.7. West Virginia: 9 by 57.5. Oklahoma State: 12 by 50. Iowa State: 8 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
80 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ UCLA | W 35-17 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Iowa StateSplash game | W 20-19 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Oklahoma State10+ tackles | W 45-40 | 12 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | L 23-28 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Texas TechSplash game | W 42-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ KansasSplash game | W 30-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oklahoma10+ tackles · Splash game | L 35-42 | 13 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs TCU | L 6-26 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Texas10+ tackles | L 34-40 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Baylor | W 33-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Vanderbilt | L 7-14 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Charlotte | W 55-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Central ArkansasSplash game | W 55-19 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Kansas State
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 19.5 | 45.6 | 14.9 | 19.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 19.5 | 45.6 | 14.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Primary metric
6 disruption/tackle impact with 64.9 takeover score.
#2
Oklahoma
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#3
West Virginia
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.2 takeover score.
#4
Iowa State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
#5
Central Arkansas
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Kansas State
19.5 primary output · 45.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage
49.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas State
49.5
19.5 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Kansas State
34.7
0 primary · 3.4 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
103
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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