Terry Kirksey Jr.
Terry Kirksey Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Terry Kirksey Jr. has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Southeast Missouri State, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 18 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 42–24
vs Southeast Missouri State
2 SOLO · 8 TOT · 1 FUM
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (24 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaheim Thomas’s 2021 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jaheim Thomas's sophomore season at Cincinnati (2021).
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