#81

TeKai Kirby

Senior wide receiver for Virginia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · Virginia · Sr. · #81

6′2″ · 232 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas

Returning to Virginia for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs West VirginiaBank of America Stadium (neutral site)Virginia by 10

How he plays

Yards / catch: 76th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

1 catches · 16 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 16 yds, vs Norfolk State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Virginia. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2023.

His career, year by year

TeKai Kirby

WR · Virginia · Sr · #81

One game to point at: 16 rec yds, 1 receptions against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.

16 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#14 / 57 · 76th pct

16.0

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Long catch#56 / 57 · 4th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 16.0 YDS/g, 16.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Virginia	1	16	16.0	0	--
Career		1	16	16.0	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 59–3

vs Norfolk State

1 rec · 16 yds

Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.

With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 59-3vs Norfolk State	1	16	16.0	0	16	Season-high 16 yds
Total		1	16	16.0	0	16

The receiver room · Virginia

#4Jacquon GibsonWR · Sr.616 receiving yards · 2025
#18Dashawn MartinWR · Jr.507 receiving yards · 2025
#22Tyson DavisWR · Sr.323 receiving yards · 2025
#11Rico FloresWR · Sr.274 receiving yards · 2025
#81TeKai KirbyWR · Sr.1 game · 2026

12 more on the roster · Virginia team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2023