K.J. Cloyd: LB · Miami · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
K.J. Cloyd
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Scott Satterfield and Mario Cristobal. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Clemson — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Miami | 40 | 19 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 41 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-33vs No. 23 Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7@ Temple | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ No. 12 North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-20vs Clemson | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26vs Virginia | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-20@ NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27@ No. 4 Florida State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-38vs No. 9 Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-20@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-31vs Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups40 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
49.9%
435 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
67.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #301 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Louisville and Miami, 79 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Satterfield and Mario Cristobal.
