Richard Kinley II
Richard Kinley II
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Rick Stockstill and Jeff Brohm. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Virginia — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisville, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisville | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | -- | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | 16 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 36 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Amir Siddiq’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jaishawn Barham's graduate season at Michigan (2025).
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