Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 16.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
29
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
K.J. Kirkland built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of K.J. Kirkland's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
K.J. Kirkland, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Florida State. K.J. Kirkland shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
K.J. Kirkland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Raines · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Raines · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DB 297th (top 31%) · ACC 191st (top 24%) · National 1,333rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 45 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.6 |
Related Context
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K.J. Kirkland played DB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, K.J. Kirkland recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Florida State paired 5 primary output with 16.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on 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.
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2025 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.3
Usage
4.2
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. East Texas A&M: 0. Kent State: 0. Virginia: 0. Miami: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Stanford: 2. Wake Forest: 0.5. Clemson: 1. NC State: 0.5. Florida: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. East Texas A&M: 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 14.2. NC State: 4 by 21.7. Florida: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins
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 | @ StanfordSplash game | 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 East Texas A&M | W 77-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Alabama | W 31-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
K.J. Kirkland story
K.J. Kirkland built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of K.J. Kirkland's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives K.J. Kirkland's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 5 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 3 · L 12-20
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 112 Stanford
Week 8 · L 13-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ SMU
Week 5 · L 16-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 9 Miami
Week 6 · L 22-28 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
1
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Duke
Week 8 · L 16-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Florida State
5 primary output · 16.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage
41.6
#2
2023 Postseason · Florida State
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Florida State
30.2
3 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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