Usage / Role
64%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Michigan
Kwity Paye
DL • 6'4" • 272 lbs • Providence, RI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kwity Paye shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Kwity Paye built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Providence, RI wearing No. 19, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Kwity Paye's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 21
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Kwity Paye, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan. Kwity Paye shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 23.5
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Kwity Paye quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Northwestern
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 1 · Pick 21 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DL 322nd (top 40%) · Big Ten 187th (top 35%) · National 1,906th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 27 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 49 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 66.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 57.3 |
Related Context
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Kwity Paye played DL for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kwity Paye recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Michigan paired 22 primary output with 33.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
2.7
Efficiency
44.7
Usage
16.1
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 5. Indiana: 2. Penn State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 4 by 66.7. Indiana: 5 by 40.8. Penn State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins5 · Games = 1 · +3.5 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · -3.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Minnesota
Player Story
Kwity Paye story
Kwity Paye built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Providence, RI wearing No. 19, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Kwity Paye's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Kwity Paye's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 2.5 | 20.9 | 7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 10.5 | 21.8 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan | 22 | 33.2 | 12 | 11.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 22 | 33.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 8 | 44.7 | 16.1 | -14 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 5 · W 20-17 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa
Week 6 · W 10-3 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 8 · W 49-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 5 · W 52-0 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 8 · L 13-42 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Michigan
22 primary output · 33.2 efficiency · 12 usage
66.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Michigan
66.3
22 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 12 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Michigan
57.3
8 primary · 44.7 efficiency · 16.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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