Player Dossier

2016-2019

South Carolina

Javon Kinlaw

DL • 6'6" • 310 lbs • Charleston, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Javon Kinlaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.1

Efficiency

23.8

Consistency

56

Season Value

31.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Javon Kinlaw, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina. Javon Kinlaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

South Carolina paired 14 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · South Carolina

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

23.8

Usage

8.1

Consistency

56

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 2. Unknown: 2. Alabama: 2. Missouri: 3. Kentucky: 0. Georgia: 2. Florida: 0. Tennessee: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. App State: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Clemson: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. Alabama: 4 by 36.7. Missouri: 4 by 46.7. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 4 by 36.7. Florida: 4 by 16.7. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 1 by 14.2. App State: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 4 by 26.7. Clemson: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · n=8 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=6 · +1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · -1.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Missouri

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Missouri

Result
Sat 11/30vs ClemsonL 3-3842000
Sun 11/17@ Texas A&ML 6-30410.500.500
Sun 11/10vs App StateL 15-20300.500.500
Sat 11/2vs VanderbiltW 24-711001
Sat 10/26@ TennesseeL 21-4110000
Sat 10/19vs FloridaL 27-3842000
Sat 10/12@ GeorgiaW 20-1741110
Sat 9/28vs KentuckyW 24-711000
Sat 9/21@ MissouriL 14-3442111
Sat 9/14vs AlabamaL 23-4743110
Sat 9/7vs Unknown11110
Sat 8/31@ North CarolinaL 20-2441110

Career Arc

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

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    South Carolina

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina0
2017 PostseasonSouth Carolina514.83.35
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina514.83.30
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina17277.712
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina1423.88.1-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 66.5 takeover score.

#2

Missouri

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.

#3

Akron

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

#4

Missouri

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#5

Alabama

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · South Carolina

14 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 8.1 usage

31.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · South Carolina

29.7

17 primary · 27 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · South Carolina

11.7

5 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8939

Goose Creek · Goose Creek, SC

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

88

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
88