Player Dossier

2019-2024

Middle Tennessee

Richard Kinley

DL • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Richard Kinley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.2

Efficiency

8.8

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

5.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Middle Tennessee • Louisville
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State

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.

Richard Kinley, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Richard Kinley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Middle Tennessee paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 8.8 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · Louisville

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.8

Usage

2.2

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Washington

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Unknown: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Virginia: 1.5. Boston College: 0. Kentucky: 0

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. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Jacksonville State: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 23.3. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=5
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=3 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=6

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

Result
Tue 12/31@ WashingtonW 35-3431000
Sat 11/30@ KentuckyW 41-1410000
Fri 10/25@ Boston CollegeW 31-2710000
Sat 10/12@ VirginiaW 24-20211.5000
Sat 9/7vs Jacksonville StateW 49-1410000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisville

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee08.31.3
2020 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee5.517.35.85.5
2021 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee716.94.41.5
2021 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee716.94.40
2022 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee15.64.1-6
2023 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee12.522.66.911.5
2024 PostseasonLouisville1.58.82.2-11
2024 Regular SeasonLouisville1.58.82.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Jacksonville State

Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5

Primary metric

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.

#2

Rice

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.

#3

Liberty

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.

#4

Florida International

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

#5

UConn

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

36.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

21.2

12.5 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee

18.7

7 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 4.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7985

Lausanne Collegiate School · Memphis, TN

Committed To
Middle Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

86

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Richard Kinley quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
86