Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Louisville
Richard Kinley
DL • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Richard Kinley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee • Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State
Player Story
Richard Kinley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Memphis, TN wearing No. 91, spending time with Louisville and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Richard Kinley's career...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Richard Kinley, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Richard Kinley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 86
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Richard Kinley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DL
- Career Tackles
- 86
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Jacksonville State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lausanne Collegiate School · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Lausanne Collegiate School · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · DL 625th (top 61%) · ACC 381st (top 50%) · National 2,994th (top 50%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 20 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 20 | 6.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 6 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 15.6 |
Related Context
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Richard Kinley played DL for Middle Tennessee and Louisville. Across 6 tracked seasons, Richard Kinley recorded 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 16 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Middle Tennessee, Louisville.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Louisville
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
10.4
Usage
3
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. Washington: 0. Austin Peay: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Virginia: 1.5. Boston College: 1. Kentucky: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Austin Peay: 1 by 4.2. Jacksonville State: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 23.3. Boston College: 1 by 14.2. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
23.3 vs Virginia
Player Story
Richard Kinley story
Richard Kinley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Memphis, TN wearing No. 91, spending time with Louisville and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Richard Kinley's career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Richard Kinley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Middle Tennessee
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Louisville
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7.5 | 19.8 | 5.3 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 16 | 24.4 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 16 | 24.4 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 8.1 | 3.6 | -14 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 15.5 | 25.9 | 8.5 | 13.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisville | 2.5 | 10.4 | 3 | -13 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisville | 2.5 | 10.4 | 3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Jacksonville State
Week 6 · L 30-45 · Conference game
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Charlotte
Week 4 · L 39-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Rice
Week 8 · W 40-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 12 · W 34-30 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
76.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida International
Week 6 · W 31-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
16 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 6.4 usage
59.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
59.3
16 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
57
15.5 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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