Kyle Efford
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
72
Average

Kyle Efford

Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsRebuilding
RESDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Kyle Efford starting?

Kyle Efford is the projected starter at RES for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Redshirt senior · #44 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at RES · Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

  1. 17862Ethan MackennyStarter
  2. 27162Markell Samuel
  3. 3452Daiquan White
  4. 48850A.J. Hoffler
  5. 59640Shymeik Jones

Georgia Tech Starting Lineup

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Up next for Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech plays Louisville at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 3-star recruit out of Dacula, ranked #1,090 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 77 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,090 Natl3-Yr Total217 tackles · 5.5 sacksTeam Share8%Percentile85th
Dacula, GA
Jersey
#44
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20257721.5
2024645.53
20237611

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8567
National Rank
#1090
High School
Dacula
Hometown
Dacula, GA

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.88 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
66
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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

Oct 10WDUKETKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-25

Sep 12LTENNTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-24

Sep 4LCOLOTKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 14-13

Kyle Efford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
77 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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