Player Dossier

2020-2024

South Carolina

Kyle Kennard

EDGE • 6'5" • 254 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kyle Kennard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

14.9

Efficiency

35.5

Consistency

45.9

Season Value

38.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · South Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Georgia Tech • South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Scouting Read

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Kyle Kennard, EDGE. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · South Carolina. Kyle Kennard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.5 disruption score.

Kyle Kennard played EDGE for Georgia Tech and South Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyle Kennard recorded 136 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Georgia Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

South Carolina paired 29 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 35.5 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia Tech, South Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · South Carolina

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

2.6

Efficiency

35.5

Usage

14.9

Consistency

45.9

Best Game by takeover score

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 7. Kentucky: 2. LSU: 4. Akron: 3. Ole Miss: 0. Alabama: 5. Oklahoma: 2. Texas A&M: 0. Vanderbilt: 2. Missouri: 2. Unknown: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 5 by 70.8. Kentucky: 1 by 24.2. LSU: 3 by 52.5. Akron: 2 by 38.3. Ole Miss: 0 by 0. Alabama: 7 by 79.2. Oklahoma: 2 by 28.3. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 1 by 24.2. Missouri: 2 by 28.3. Unknown: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins2.6 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half3.5 · Games = 6 · +1.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 5 · -1.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Old Dominion

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Alabama

Result
Sat 11/23vs Unknown32110
Sat 11/16vs MissouriW 34-3021110
Sat 11/9@ VanderbiltW 28-711110
Sat 11/2vs Texas A&MW 44-2032000
Sat 10/19@ OklahomaW 35-921110
Sat 10/12@ Alabama2+ sacks · Splash gameL 25-2776320
Sat 10/5vs Ole MissL 3-2700000
Sat 9/21vs AkronW 50-7211.500.501
Sat 9/14vs LSUSplash gameL 33-36322.501.500
Sat 9/7@ KentuckyW 31-611110
Sat 8/31vs Old Dominion2+ sacks · Splash gameW 23-19544.502.500

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Georgia Tech

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Carolina

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech526.411.8
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech5.513.12.90.5
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech6.519.65.71
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1829.512.811.5
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina2935.514.911

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wake Forest

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8

Primary metric

8 disruption/tackle impact with 69.1 takeover score.

#2

Old Dominion

7

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7 disruption/tackle impact with 67.3 takeover score.

#3

North Carolina

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.

#4

Alabama

5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.

#5

NC State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · South Carolina

29 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 14.9 usage

38.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

28.6

18 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

28

5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8652

Riverwood · Atlanta, GA

Committed To
Georgia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

136

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.