Usage Score
4.5
Player Dossier
2023-2025Florida State
K.J. Kirkland
DB • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
K.J. Kirkland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
15.4
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
10.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
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.
K.J. Kirkland, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Florida State. K.J. Kirkland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Florida State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with 2 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
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2025 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.4
Usage
4.5
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. Unknown: 0. Kent State: 0. Virginia: 0. Miami: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Stanford: 2. Wake Forest: 0.5. Clemson: 0. NC State: 0.5. Florida: 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. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Miami: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 2 by 28.3. Wake Forest: 1 by 9.2. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 4 by 21.7. Florida: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.2 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · 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
Stanford
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Florida | L 21-40 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ NC State | L 11-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Clemson | L 10-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Wake Forest | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | @ Stanford | L 13-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Pittsburgh | L 31-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Miami | L 22-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/26 | @ Virginia | L 38-46 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Kent State | W 66-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Alabama | W 31-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Florida State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 3 | 21.8 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 4 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Memphis
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.7 takeover score.
#2
Stanford
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#3
SMU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#4
Duke
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#5
Miami
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · Florida State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
35
#2
2024 Regular Season · Florida State
10.5
3 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Florida State
10.2
4 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8853
Raines · Jacksonville, FL
- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
77
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 22 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.