Devin Kirkwood: DB · UCLA · #3.
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Devin Kirkwood
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at UCLA: Chip Kelly and Deshaun Foster. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oregon, Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-13@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-42vs Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ No. 16 LSU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34vs No. 8 Oregon | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 11-27@ No. 7 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-32@ Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17vs Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-31@ Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-19vs USC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL24 tackles · 1 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deshaun Foster
Pass share
54.7%
398 pass / 330 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #172 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 98 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
