Player Career

Alexander Kilgore Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Alexander Kilgore story

Alexander Kilgore built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 54, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Alexander Kilgore's career was his defensive production: 147 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Alexander Kilgore's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.

The arc is straightforward: Alexander Kilgore moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    SMU

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonSMU11.519.15.2
2023 Regular SeasonSMU11.519.15.20
2024 PostseasonSMU7233.9-4.5
2024 Regular SeasonSMU7233.90
2025 PostseasonSMU7.529.56.30.5
2025 Regular SeasonSMU7.529.56.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 1 · W 38-14

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 80 California

Week 14 · L 35-38 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

75.8 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 52 Wake Forest

Week 9 · L 12-13 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 34 Clemson

Week 8 · W 35-24 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Virginia

Week 13 · W 33-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · SMU

7.5 primary output · 29.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage

49.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · SMU

49.7

7.5 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · SMU

49.1

11.5 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

6

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games