Player Career

Jayd Kirby Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jayd Kirby story

Jayd Kirby built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Blooming Grove, TX wearing No. 46, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Jayd Kirby's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Kansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jayd Kirby's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.

The arc is straightforward: Jayd Kirby moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonKansas State0
2016 PostseasonKansas State03.40.70
2016 Regular SeasonKansas State03.40.70
2017 PostseasonKansas State19.545.614.919.5
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State19.545.614.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kansas

Week 9 · W 30-20 · Conference game

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Oklahoma

Week 8 · L 35-42 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

76.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.

#3

vs West Virginia

Week 11 · L 23-28 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#4

vs Iowa State

Week 13 · W 20-19 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Central Arkansas

Week 1 · W 55-19

2

Havoc Plays

51.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Kansas State

19.5 primary output · 45.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage

70.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Kansas State

70.8

19.5 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Kansas State

36.4

0 primary · 3.4 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

6

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games