Player Dossier

2021-2024

UCLA

Devin Kirkwood

DB • 6'3" • 205 lbs • Inglewood, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Devin Kirkwood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.5

Efficiency

15

Consistency

46.4

Season Value

22

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

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.

Devin Kirkwood, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · UCLA. Devin Kirkwood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

UCLA paired 6.5 primary output with 15 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

15

Usage

3.5

Consistency

46.4

Best Game by takeover score

USC

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Indiana: 2. LSU: 0. Oregon: 0.5. Penn State: 0. Minnesota: 0. Rutgers: 1. Nebraska: 0. Iowa: 1. Washington: 1. USC: 1

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. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 2 by 28.3. LSU: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 4 by 21.7. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 3 by 22.5. USC: 0 by 10

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.4 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

Indiana

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Indiana

Result
Sun 11/24vs USCL 13-1900001
Sat 11/16@ WashingtonL 19-31310010
Sat 11/9vs IowaW 20-17210.500.500
Sat 11/2@ NebraskaW 27-2020000
Sat 10/19@ RutgersW 35-3221001
Sun 10/13vs MinnesotaL 17-2122000
Sat 10/5@ Penn StateL 11-2731000
Sun 9/29vs OregonL 13-34420.5000
Sat 9/21@ LSUL 17-3433000
Sat 9/14vs IndianaL 13-4222002
Sat 8/31@ Hawai'iW 16-1311000

Career Arc

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

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    UCLA

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA1.510.12.7
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA419.12.62.5
2023 PostseasonUCLA5.512.931.5
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA5.512.930
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA6.5153.51

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.

#2

Bowling Green

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.

#3

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

#4

Arizona

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

#5

California

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

6.5 primary output · 15 efficiency · 3.5 usage

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#2

2023 Postseason · UCLA

12.4

5.5 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UCLA

12.4

5.5 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9099

Junipero Serra · Gardena, CA

Committed To
UCLA
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

98

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 43 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
98