Kerry Martin Jr.
Kerry Martin Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Kerry Martin Jr. has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Northern Illinois — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State, 110 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NC State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Akron | 44 | 16 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Akron | 53 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 110 | 53 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Deane Leonard’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gabe Jeudy-Lally's senior season at BYU (2022).
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