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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.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player 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...
Read the storyJayd 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Jayd Kirby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Kansas State
- Top game
- Kansas
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 99 tackles · LB 58th (top 6%) · Big 12 7th (top 2%) · National 76th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 13 | 93 | 10.5 | 4 | - | 4 | 0 | 70.8 |
Related Context
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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
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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 | — | — |
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
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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
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
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