Justin Kirkland
Justin Kirkland
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Justin Kirkland has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Arizona, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 18 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 22 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 23 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · BYU
Returning around him
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (9 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #21
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Joseph Evans’s 2022 season.
Matches Joseph on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyleik Williams's junior season at Ohio State (2023).
Matches Tyleik on