Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023New Mexico State
Devlin Kirklin
S • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Lexington, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Devlin Kirklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Valparaiso
Player Story
Devlin Kirklin built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a safety from Lexington, MS wearing No. 1, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Devlin Kirklin's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDevlin Kirklin, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Devlin Kirklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- TFL
- 1.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Devlin Kirklin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · S
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Valparaiso
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · S 297th (top 56%) · Conference USA 173rd (top 42%) · National 2,536th (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 8 | 24 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 7 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
Related Context
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Devlin Kirklin played S for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devlin Kirklin recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 0 primary output with 14.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
7.8
Usage
1.4
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Illinois: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Sam Houston: 0. UTEP: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Liberty: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Hawai'i: 3 by 12.5. Sam Houston: 2 by 8.3. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Liberty: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Devlin Kirklin story
Devlin Kirklin built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a safety from Lexington, MS wearing No. 1, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Devlin Kirklin's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Devlin Kirklin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 3.5 | 16.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Valparaiso
Week 14 · W 65-3
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Hawai'i
Week 4 · W 45-26
0.5
Havoc Plays
32.2 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 32.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 12 · L 14-45
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Havoc Plays
27.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Minnesota
Week 1 · L 0-38
0
Havoc Plays
18.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 18.6 takeover score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 1 · L 3-30
0
Havoc Plays
13.9 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
0 primary output · 14.6 efficiency · 2.4 usage
44.7
#2
2023 Regular Season · New Mexico State
39.7
0 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State
39
3.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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