Kelvin Gilliam
Kelvin Gilliam
Wins his gap play after play. Kelvin Gilliam has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Miami — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
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 | Virginia Tech | 34 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 35 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 21 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 23–21
at NC State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Celiscar’s 2025 season.
Matches Joshua on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Etinosa Reuben's graduate season at Massachusetts (2024).
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