#54

Kyle King

DL · Ball State · Jr. · #54

Ball State 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kyle King

DL · Ball State · Jr · #54

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#949 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Ball State
2022
Ball State
2023
Ball State

Played his entire career under Mike Neu.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Ball State940.00.0------
2022Ball State2275.02.53----
2021Penn State441.01.03----
Career35156.03.56----

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to MJ Anderson’s 2022 season.

MJ Anderson

83%match

Iowa State · 2022

#2

Marshawn Kneeland

Western Michigan · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
75%
#3

Viliami Fehoko

San José State · 2022

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 4
70%
#4

Marshawn Kneeland

Western Michigan · 2022

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
66%
#5

Uriah Leiataua

BYU · 2021

66%

Matches MJ on

TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate

Differs from MJ on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Paul Oyewale's sophomore season at TCU (2023).

Paul Oyewale

83%match

TCU · 2023

#2

Jonathan Jones

UTSA · 2024

82%
#3

Rueben Bain Jr.

Miami · 2024

HendricksConsensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 15
80%
#4

Isaiah McGuire

Missouri · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 4
80%
#5

Ikenna Enechukwu

Rice · 2021

80%

Matches Paul on

Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate