Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Kyle Efford
Senior linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Dacula, GA
CFB Index 54 · #258 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 86th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
21
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2022.
Kyle Efford
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia Tech. Two straight seasons of it now: All-ACC again in 2024. The receipt on tape: 13 tackles against Colorado, Week 1, 2026.
21 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Dacula
202410 games
The role got bigger.
- All-ACCthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 21 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 77 | 33 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 64 | 33 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 76 | 34 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 239 | 108 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Brent Key — 29-25 over that span.
2022Georgia Tech5-7HC: Brent Key · Balanced
2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech1-2HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (86th percentile). Strength: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
5%1 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups21 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 10.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
46.7%
85 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
60.7
3 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #26 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,090 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Tre' Williams’s 2017 season.
Matches Tre' on
TFL rate
Sack rate
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Darius Snow's graduate season at Michigan State (2024).
Matches Darius on
Weight
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Darius on
Sack rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyle Efford
The linebacker corps · Georgia Tech
- #44Kyle Efford77 tackles · 2025
- #2E.J. Lightsey76 tackles · 2025
- #1Cayman Spaulding41 tackles · 2025
- Melvin Jordan IV18 tackles · 2025
- #34Myles Forristall1 tackle · 2025
3 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology