#24

Jalon Kilgore

Former defensive back at South Carolina. 2025: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

DB · South Carolina · Jr. · #24

6′1″ · 211 lb · Eatonton, GA

CFB Index 78 · #50 of 364 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Buffalo — Rd 5, Pick 27, #167 overall

How he plays

Erases the deep middle of the field.

Forced fumbles: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

10 PBU · 54 tackles

Best game: 1 INT, 2 PBU, 7 tackles, vs Clemson

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at South Carolina. 2025: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

Drafted round 5 by the Buffalo in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at South Carolina, 178 tackles — drafted at #167 overall by Buffalo.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202511 games

All-SECsecond

2026

Drafted by Buffaloround 5, pick 167

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

South Carolina

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #167

Buffalo · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Shane Beamer

South Carolina

Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

#167Rd 5 · Pick 27

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Shane Beamer — 18-19 over that span.

2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced

2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy

2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #50 of 364?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: forced fumbles (99th percentile). Strength: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Forced fumbles#4 / 687 · 99th pct

Passes defended#20 / 2975 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#448 / 2975 · 84th pct

Tackles#500 / 2975 · 83rd pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.3	0.0	0.0	1.0
Road4g	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Shane Beamer

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #50 of 364 corners

Unranked recruit. Now #50 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	South Carolina	54	32	0.0	10	2	2
2024	South Carolina	48	31	3.0	5	5	--
2023	South Carolina	76	46	1.5	6	1	1
Career		178	109	4.5	21	8	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-11vs Virginia Tech	3	3	—	0
Wk 3	L 7-31vs Vanderbilt	6	6	—	0
Wk 4	L 20-29@ Missouri	10	3	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 5	W 35-13vs Kentucky	4	2	—	0
Wk 7	L 10-20@ LSU	4	3	—	0
Wk 8	L 7-26vs Oklahoma	6	2	—	2
Wk 9	L 22-29vs Alabama	3	3	—	1
Wk 10	L 14-30@ Ole Miss	2	1	1	1
Wk 12	L 30-31@ Texas A&M	8	5	—	1
Wk 13	W 51-7vs Coastal Carolina	1	0	—	2
Wk 14	L 14-28vs Clemson	7	4	1	2
Total		54	32	2	10

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