Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore
Erases the deep middle of the field. He has spent three seasons in the South Carolina secondary. The receipt: 10 tackles against Missouri — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at South Carolina, 178 tackles — drafted at #167 overall by Buffalo.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shane Beamer.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 54 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 48 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 76 | 46 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 178 | 109 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Castell’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jarvis Brownlee's junior season at Louisville (2022).
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