5′11″ · 180 lb · Tampa, FL · East Bay
K.J. Sails: DB · South Florida · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
K.J. Sails
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. K.J. Sails has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 7 tackles against Notre Dame, Week 3, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Florida | 22 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | South Florida | 41 | 33 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 30 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 13 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 103 | 79 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-6vs The Citadel | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-52@ No. 7 Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 7-28@ No. 15 Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-44vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-39@ Temple | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-42vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 33-34@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-56@ Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL22 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Scott
Pass share
49.1%
312 pass / 324 run
Plays / game
70.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.6%
311 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at North Carolina and South Florida, 103 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 5 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Larry Fedora, Charlie Strong and Jeff Scott.
