Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021North Carolina
Kyler McMichael
DB • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyler McMichael shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson • North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Kyler McMichael built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Clemson and North Carolina. The clearest part of Kyler McMichael's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Kyler McMichael, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · North Carolina. Kyler McMichael shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Kyler McMichael quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · DB
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Greater Atlanta Christian School · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Greater Atlanta Christian School · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DB 464th (top 51%) · ACC 240th (top 37%) · National 2,220th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7 | 21 | - | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.7 |
Related Context
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Kyler McMichael played DB for Clemson and North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyler McMichael recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
North Carolina paired 7 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, North Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wofford
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12.6
Usage
3.2
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wofford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 0. Georgia State: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Duke: 0. Miami: 0. Pittsburgh: 1. Wofford: 1. NC State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7. Wofford: 1 by 14.2. NC State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wofford
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Pittsburgh
Player Story
Kyler McMichael story
Kyler McMichael built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Clemson and North Carolina. The clearest part of Kyler McMichael's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 7 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with North Carolina. 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 Kyler McMichael's production has multiple signals. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson and North Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Kyler McMichael 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
Clemson
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
North Carolina
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | North Carolina | 7 | 25.5 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 7 | 25.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 3 | 12.6 | 3.2 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 13 · L 17-31
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Wofford
Week 12 · W 34-14
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Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia State
Week 2 · W 59-17
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Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia Tech
Week 6 · W 56-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 11 · L 23-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · North Carolina
7 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 4 usage
53.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · North Carolina
53.5
7 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Clemson
38.6
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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