Last confirmed: UCF, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Jacksonville, FL · First Coast
D.J. Killings: DB · UCF · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Killings
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. D.J. Killings has been at UCF through two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Cincinnati — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 11 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 19
Sports Illustrated Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs South Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-51@ No. 5 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-14@ Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-29@ East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-26vs Temple | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ UConn | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ Houston | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-6vs Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-3vs Cincinnati | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 20-35vs Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-48@ South Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 13-31vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 30 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 11 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
26%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL42 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 11 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.4%
448 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCF, 42 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
