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Eriq Kitchen
Southern Miss 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.
Eriq Kitchen
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021
2 coaches2020
Scotty Walden
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Scotty Walden → Will Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Southern Miss3-7HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2021Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 28 | 12 | 7.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 32 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 22 | 11.5 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2021 production profile sits closest to C.J. Wright’s 2021 season.
Matches C.J. on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from C.J. on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to C.J. Wright's sophomore season at Georgia Southern (2021).
Matches C.J. on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate