Player Dossier

2019-2022

Pittsburgh

Calijah Kancey

DL • 6'0" • 280 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Calijah Kancey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.4

Efficiency

29.6

Consistency

32.2

Season Value

34.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

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.

Calijah Kancey, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Calijah Kancey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Pittsburgh paired 21 primary output with 29 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

2.0

Efficiency

29.6

Usage

10.4

Consistency

32.2

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 1. Tennessee: 3. Western Michigan: 0. Unknown: 3. Georgia Tech: 4.5. Virginia Tech: 1. Louisville: 0. North Carolina: 0. Syracuse: 3. Virginia: 6. Duke: 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. West Virginia: 5 by 30.8. Tennessee: 2 by 38.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 3 by 42.5. Georgia Tech: 5 by 65.8. Virginia Tech: 2 by 18.3. Louisville: 0 by 0. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 4 by 46.7. Virginia: 3 by 62.5. Duke: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.8 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · n=4 · +0.0 vs Wins
First Half2.1 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia

Best efficiency game

65.8 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Sat 11/19vs DukeW 28-2610000
Sat 11/12@ Virginia2+ sacks · Splash gameW 37-733330
Sat 11/5vs SyracuseSplash gameW 19-942210
Sun 10/30@ North CarolinaL 24-4211000
Sun 10/23@ LouisvilleL 10-2400000
Sat 10/8vs Virginia TechW 45-2921100
Sun 10/2vs Georgia TechSplash gameL 21-26533.5010
Sat 9/24vs Unknown311.501.500
Sat 9/17@ Western MichiganW 34-1333000
Sat 9/10vs TennesseeSplash gameL 27-3422210
Thu 9/1vs West VirginiaW 38-3153100

Career Arc

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

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    Pittsburgh

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh10.521.74.510.5
2021 PostseasonPittsburgh21299.410.5
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh21299.40
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh21.529.610.40.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#2

Virginia

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.

#3

Syracuse

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Tech

4.5

Primary metric

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

#5

Syracuse

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 36.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh

21 primary output · 29 efficiency · 9.4 usage

42.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

42.8

21 primary · 29 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

34.3

21.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 10.4 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8708

Green Valley · Henderson, NV

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

89

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Calijah Kancey quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
89