Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Pittsburgh
Calijah Kancey
DL • 6'0" • 280 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Calijah Kancey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
57
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: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Calijah Kancey built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Calijah Kancey's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 19
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Calijah Kancey, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Calijah Kancey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 34
- Sacks
- 16
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Calijah Kancey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DL
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Green Valley
- High school pipeline
- Green Valley · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 19 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DL 169th (top 18%) · ACC 148th (top 25%) · National 1,357th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 27 | 7 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 29 | 14 | 7.5 | 10 | - | 0 | 73.3 |
Related Context
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Calijah Kancey played DL for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Calijah Kancey recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 31.5 primary output with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
36.4
Usage
11.4
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 3. Tennessee: 3. Western Michigan: 0. Rhode Island: 3. Georgia Tech: 6.5. Virginia Tech: 3. Louisville: 1. North Carolina: 0. Syracuse: 4. Virginia: 7. Duke: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 5 by 50.8. Tennessee: 2 by 38.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Rhode Island: 3 by 42.5. Georgia Tech: 5 by 70.8. Virginia Tech: 2 by 38.3. Louisville: 0 by 10. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 4 by 56.7. Virginia: 3 by 62.5. Duke: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses2.6 · Games = 4 · -0.4 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
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | vs Duke | W 28-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Virginia2+ sacks · Splash game | W 37-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 19-9 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ North Carolina | L 24-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ Louisville | L 10-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 45-29 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Georgia TechSplash game | L 21-26 | 5 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Rhode IslandSplash game | W 45-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Western Michigan | W 34-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs TennesseeSplash game | L 27-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | W 38-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Calijah Kancey story
Calijah Kancey built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Calijah Kancey's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Calijah Kancey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 14.5 | 25.7 | 5.5 | 14.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 23 | 30.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 23 | 30.6 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 31.5 | 36.4 | 11.4 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Tech
Week 5 · L 21-26 · Conference game
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5
Havoc Plays
87.9 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 11 · W 37-7 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia
Week 12 · W 48-38 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Syracuse
Week 3 · W 21-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 10 · W 19-9 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
71.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
31.5 primary output · 36.4 efficiency · 11.4 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
60
23 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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23 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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