Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024South 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 41.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Georgia Tech • South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Kyle Kennard built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as an edge defender from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Tech and South Carolina. The clearest part of Kyle Kennard's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 125
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Kyle Kennard, EDGE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · South Carolina. Kyle Kennard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 136
- TFL
- 38
- Sacks
- 24
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Kyle Kennard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · EDGE
- Career Tackles
- 136
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Riverwood · Georgia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Riverwood · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 4 · Pick 23 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · EDGE 21st (top 38%) · SEC 183rd (top 25%) · National 1,474th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 3 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 9 | 15 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 36 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 31.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 12 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 29 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech to South Carolina | P4 to P4 | 87.2 | Dec 4, 2023 |
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 38 primary output with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.3 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: Wake Forest
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
30.3
Usage
12.1
Consistency
34.9
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. South Carolina State: 1.5. Ole Miss: 0. Wake Forest: 8. Bowling Green: 1. Miami: 0. Boston College: 0. North Carolina: 3. Virginia: 2. Clemson: 1. Syracuse: 1. Georgia: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 7 by 29.2. South Carolina State: 5 by 35.8. Ole Miss: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 8 by 83.3. Bowling Green: 5 by 30.8. Boston College: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina: 2 by 38.3. Virginia: 2 by 28.3. Clemson: 3 by 22.5. Syracuse: 5 by 30.8. Georgia: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 6 · +2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Georgia | L 23-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Syracuse | W 31-22 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Clemson | L 21-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 45-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 46-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Boston College | L 23-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Miami | W 23-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Bowling Green | L 27-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Wake Forest2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Ole Miss | L 23-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs South Carolina State | W 48-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Louisville | L 34-39 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyle Kennard story
Kyle Kennard built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as an edge defender from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Tech and South Carolina. The clearest part of Kyle Kennard's career was his defensive production: 136 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 24 sacks, and 1 interception across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Kyle Kennard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Georgia Tech
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
South Carolina
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 5 | 26.4 | 9.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 6.5 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 8.5 | 21.4 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 19 | 30.3 | 12.1 | 10.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Carolina | 38 | 41.9 | 14.6 | 19 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wake Forest
Week 4 · W 30-16 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Old Dominion
Week 1 · W 23-19
7
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs North Carolina
Week 4 · W 45-22 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Alabama
Week 7 · L 25-27 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Vanderbilt
Week 11 · W 28-7 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · South Carolina
38 primary output · 41.9 efficiency · 14.6 usage
77.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
53.8
19 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
44.8
5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
18
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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