2026 SEASON (4 GMS): DEFENSE: 10 TCKL, 1 TFL, 1 SACKS, 0 INT
CAREER (28 GMS): DEFENSE: 53 TCKL, 6.5 TFL, 2 SACKS, 0 INT
TREND NOTESHis share of his team's actual wins. A team's win shares add up to its win total; see “Advanced Metrics Explained” on the Leaders page for the method.
| Season | Win Shares | Offense | Defense | Team wins | Share of wins | Division rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 6 | 2% | 1,983 of 10,090 (FBS) |
| 2025 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 12 | 0% | 5,356 of 10,666 (FBS) |
2026 GAME LOG| DATE | OPPONENT | TCKL | TFL | SACKS | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/2026 | vs. UTAH TECH | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 09/12/2026 | vs. ARIZONA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 09/19/2026 | @ COLORADO ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/03/2026 | @ TCU | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10/09/2026 | vs. IOWA ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/17/2026 | vs. NOTRE DAME | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/24/2026 | @ UCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| 10/31/2026 | vs. ARIZONA ST. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| TOTALS | 8 GMS | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered for this player.
PROJECT STATS — VS. ANY OPPONENTSearch any team to project JUSTIN KIRKLAND’s stat line against them (neutral site) — the same share-of-team-projection mechanism as the schedule above.
LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS — 2025| DATE | OPPONENT | TCKL | TFL | SACKS | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27/2025 | @ COLORADO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/11/2025 | @ ARIZONA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 12/27/2025 | vs. GEORGIA TECH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| TOTALS | 3 GMS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HIGHS & LOWS| STAT | HIGH | GAME | LOW | GAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | 5 | 12/02/2023 vs Texas | 1 | 10/21/2023 vs West Virginia |
| SACKS | 1 | 11/29/2024 vs Colorado | 0 | 09/09/2023 vs Arizona St. |
| STAT | HIGH | GAME | LOW | GAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | 4 | 10/24/2026 vs UCF | 2 | 09/19/2026 vs Colorado St. |
| SACKS | 1 | 10/24/2026 vs UCF | 0 | 09/19/2026 vs Colorado St. |
CAREER, SEASON BY SEASON| SEASON | GP | TCKL | TFL | SACKS | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 (OKLAHOMA ST.) | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 (OKLAHOMA ST.) | 9 | 18 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 (BYU) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (BYU) | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 28 | 53 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER GAME LOG| DATE | OPPONENT | TCKL | TFL | SACKS | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2023 | @ ARIZONA ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 09/16/2023 | vs. SOUTH ALABAMA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 09/23/2023 | @ IOWA ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/06/2023 | vs. KANSAS ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/14/2023 | vs. KANSAS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/21/2023 | @ WEST VIRGINIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/28/2023 | vs. CINCINNATI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11/04/2023 | vs. OKLAHOMA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11/11/2023 | @ UCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11/18/2023 | @ HOUSTON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11/25/2023 | vs. BYU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 12/02/2023 | @ TEXAS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 09/07/2024 | vs. ARKANSAS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 09/14/2024 | @ TULSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 09/21/2024 | vs. UTAH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/05/2024 | vs. WEST VIRGINIA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/18/2024 | @ BYU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/26/2024 | @ BAYLOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11/02/2024 | vs. ARIZONA ST. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11/23/2024 | vs. TEXAS TECH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11/29/2024 | @ COLORADO | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| 09/27/2025 | @ COLORADO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/11/2025 | @ ARIZONA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 12/27/2025 | vs. GEORGIA TECH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 09/19/2026 | @ COLORADO ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/09/2026 | vs. IOWA ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/17/2026 | vs. NOTRE DAME | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10/24/2026 | @ UCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| TOTALS | 28 GMS | 53 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
