Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019South 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 27.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Javon Kinlaw built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Charleston, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Javon Kinlaw's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 14
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Javon Kinlaw, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina. Javon Kinlaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 10
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Javon Kinlaw South Carolina Highlights
2019 · South Carolina · Player Highlight
Javon Kinlaw college highlights at South Carolina.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Javon Kinlaw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Goose Creek · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Goose Creek · 9 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 1 · Pick 14 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DL 109th (top 13%) · SEC 116th (top 18%) · National 1,193rd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 33 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 55.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61.4 |
Related Context
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Javon Kinlaw played DL for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Javon Kinlaw recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 18 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
27.9
Usage
7.4
Consistency
33.5
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 2. Georgia: 1. Vanderbilt: 8. Kentucky: 1. Missouri: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Tennessee: 2. Florida: 0. Chattanooga: 2. Clemson: 0. Akron: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Georgia: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 5 by 70.8. Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee: 2 by 28.3. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Chattanooga: 1 by 24.2. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 3 by 52.5
Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 6 · +2.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -2.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | vs AkronSplash game | W 28-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | @ Clemson | L 35-56 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs ChattanoogaSplash game | W 49-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Florida | L 31-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs TennesseeSplash game | W 27-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Texas A&M | L 23-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Missouri | W 37-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Kentucky | L 10-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Vanderbilt2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Georgia | L 17-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Coastal CarolinaSplash game | W 49-15 | 5 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Javon Kinlaw story
Javon Kinlaw built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Charleston, SC wearing No. 3, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Javon Kinlaw's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 10 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Javon Kinlaw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Carolina
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 5 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 5 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 20 | 27.9 | 7.4 | 15 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 18 | 27.2 | 8.6 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Vanderbilt
Week 4 · W 37-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Missouri
Week 4 · L 14-34 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · L 20-24
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 12 · L 6-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia
Week 7 · W 20-17 · 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.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
18 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 8.6 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · South Carolina
55.9
20 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · South Carolina
19.5
5 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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