Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Eastern Michigan
JT Killen
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Lake Wylie, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
JT Killen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Coastal Carolina • Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
JT Killen built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Lake Wylie, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Coastal Carolina and Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of JT Killen's career was his...
Read the storyJT Killen, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina. JT Killen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 223
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
JT Killen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 223
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · LB 451st (top 37%) · Mid-American 131st (top 25%) · National 1,404th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 20.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 88 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
| 2023 Postseason | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 41 |
Related Context
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JT Killen played LB for Coastal Carolina and Eastern Michigan. Across 6 tracked seasons, JT Killen recorded 223 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Coastal Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Coastal Carolina paired 12.5 primary output with 44.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 44.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Coastal Carolina, Eastern Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
44.3
Usage
10.1
Consistency
47.5
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 0.5. Gardner-Webb: 1. Buffalo: 1. Georgia State: 0. Georgia Southern: 4. UL Monroe: 3. Old Dominion: 0.5. Marshall: 1.5. App State: 0. Southern Miss: 1. James Madison: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 5 by 25.8. Gardner-Webb: 6 by 35. Buffalo: 10 by 51.7. Georgia State: 5 by 20.8. Georgia Southern: 9 by 77.5. UL Monroe: 13 by 80. Old Dominion: 9 by 42.5. Marshall: 7 by 44.2. App State: 7 by 29.2. Southern Miss: 11 by 55.8. James Madison: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 9 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -1.1 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 Southern
Best efficiency game
80 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ James Madison | L 7-47 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Southern Miss10+ tackles | W 26-23 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/3 | vs App State | W 35-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Marshall | W 24-13 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Old Dominion | L 21-49 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ UL Monroe10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-21 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 34-30 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 9/22 | @ Georgia State | W 41-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Buffalo10+ tackles | W 38-26 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 31-27 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Army | W 38-28 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
JT Killen story
JT Killen built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Lake Wylie, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Coastal Carolina and Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of JT Killen's career was his defensive production: 223 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives JT Killen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Coastal Carolina
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Eastern Michigan
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 0.5 | 19.2 | 4.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 0 | 7 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Coastal Carolina | 3.5 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 3.5 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 12.5 | 44.3 | 10.1 | 9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 27 | 6.9 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 27 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4.5 | 34 | 7.4 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Southern
Week 5 · W 34-30 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs James Madison
Week 13 · L 14-56 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ UL Monroe
Week 6 · W 28-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 5 · W 52-33 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 5 · W 59-6 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
12.5 primary output · 44.3 efficiency · 10.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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4.5 primary · 34 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Coastal Carolina
40.9
8 primary · 27 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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