Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Ball State
Kyle King
DL • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Greenfield, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyle King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State • Penn State • Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Kyle King built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Greenfield, IN wearing No. 54, spending time with Ball State, Michigan State, and Penn State. The clearest part of Kyle King's...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Kyle King, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ball State. Kyle King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 35
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Kyle King quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 35
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · New Palestine · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- New Palestine · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · DL 620th (top 63%) · Mid-American 256th (top 49%) · National 2,928th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 22 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State to Ball State | P4 to G5/FCS | 80 | Dec 31, 2021 |
Kyle King played DL for Michigan State, Penn State, and Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kyle King recorded 35 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Ball State paired 11.5 primary output with 17.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 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 Michigan State, Penn State, Ball State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
9.5
Usage
2.2
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Kent State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Kent 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 = 2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
14.2 vs Central Michigan
Player Story
Kyle King story
Kyle King built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Greenfield, IN wearing No. 54, spending time with Ball State, Michigan State, and Penn State. The clearest part of Kyle King's career was his defensive production: 35 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Kyle King's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan State
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Penn State
2021
Peak year stop
- 3
Ball State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 11.5 | 17.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 1 | 9.5 | 2.2 | -10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 12 · L 18-32 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 6 · W 17-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 17-18 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 11 · W 40-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Win 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
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
11.5 primary output · 17.2 efficiency · 5.4 usage
56.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
37.6
6 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
37.6
6 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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