Player Dossier

2019-2024

West Virginia

KJ Martin

S • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Charleston, WV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

KJ Martin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

20.6

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

9.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Akron

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
West Virginia • Akron • NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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.

KJ Martin, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Akron. KJ Martin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Akron paired 10.5 primary output with 27.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, Akron, NC State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2024 Regular Season · NC State

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

20.6

Usage

3

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Syracuse: 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. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 7 by 49.2. Syracuse: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=2
First Half1 · n=2
All Games0.7 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

49.2 vs Northern Illinois

Result
Sun 10/13vs SyracuseL 17-2421000
Sat 9/28vs Northern IllinoisW 24-1773101
Sat 9/7vs TennesseeL 10-5110000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Akron

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    NC State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia7.525.74.3
2020 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0-7.5
2021 Regular SeasonWest Virginia17.52.31
2022 Regular SeasonAkron524.66.44
2023 Regular SeasonAkron10.527.15.15.5
2024 Regular SeasonNC State220.63-8.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.

#3

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#4

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#5

Ohio

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Akron

10.5 primary output · 27.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage

28.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · West Virginia

23.9

7.5 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Akron

23.1

5 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8689

Huguenot · Richmond, VA

Committed To
Liberty
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

160

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

KJ Martin quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
160