Player Dossier

2021-2025

Oklahoma

Kelvin Gilliam Jr.

DL • 6'3" • 295 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kelvin Gilliam Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.6

Efficiency

16.8

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

12.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Oklahoma

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Oklahoma • Virginia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Kelvin Gilliam Jr., DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Oklahoma. Kelvin Gilliam Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Oklahoma paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 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 Oklahoma, Virginia Tech.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 3.5 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

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2025 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

16.8

Usage

3.6

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Unknown: 3.5. NC State: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. California: 0. Louisville: 0. Florida State: 0. Miami: 0. Virginia: 0.5

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. South Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 4 by 51.7. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 4 by 16.7. California: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 5 by 20.8. Virginia: 2 by 13.3

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=9 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=6 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Unknown

Result
Sun 11/30@ VirginiaL 7-27200.5000
Sat 11/22vs MiamiL 17-3451000
Sun 11/16@ Florida StateL 14-3430000
Sat 11/1vs LouisvilleL 16-2810000
Fri 10/24vs CaliforniaW 42-3442000
Sat 10/11@ Georgia TechL 20-3540000
Sat 10/4vs Wake ForestL 23-3020001
Sat 9/27@ NC StateW 23-2111000
Sat 9/20vs UnknownSplash game4121.500
Sat 9/13vs Old DominionL 26-4530000
Sat 9/6vs VanderbiltL 20-4421000
Sun 8/31@ South CarolinaL 11-24310.500.500

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Oklahoma

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Virginia Tech

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonOklahoma08.31.6
2022 Regular SeasonOklahoma0.56.51.10.5
2023 Regular SeasonOklahoma04.20.9-0.5
2024 PostseasonVirginia Tech415.53.84
2024 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech415.53.80
2025 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech616.83.62

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#2

Old Dominion

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.4 takeover score.

#4

South Carolina

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.4 takeover score.

#5

Duke

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 16.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Oklahoma

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage

36.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Oklahoma

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

12.2

6 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.952

Highland Springs · Highland Springs, VA

Committed To
Oklahoma
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

78

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kelvin Gilliam Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
78