Justin Kirkland

BYU CougarsContender

NTDefenseSolid

Projected Starter

Is Justin Kirkland starting?

Justin Kirkland is the projected starter at NT for BYU Cougars.

Justin Kirkland is the projected starting NT on a Contender BYU — 75 OVR.

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Depth at NT · BYU Cougars

19675Justin KirklandStarter
29975Ulavai Fetuli

What's Next

Who do they play next?Robby Harrison — at Colorado State · Sat, Sep 19 Who's the backup?Ulavai Fetuli — No. 2 at NT for BYU How do they compare?Pick an opponent for BYU Cougars

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 3 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share0%

West Haven, UT

Jersey: #96
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 310 lbs

2025 Stats

Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks
2025	3	0	0

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School: Roy
Hometown: Roy, UT

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 23th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

On-field production

Outperforms 23% of peers

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)

Depth-chart adjustment

-14 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

The People's Ratings

Is our 75 OVR fair?

Solid

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Team Role

3 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks

Usage / Involvement0%

Coach BYUTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.