Former linebacker at Eastern Michigan. 2024: 30 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Lake Wylie, SC
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former linebacker at Eastern Michigan. 2024: 30 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.
JT Killen
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Sun Belt again in 2023. The receipt: 9 tackles against Massachusetts — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Eastern Michigan, 223 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 30 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 68 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Coastal Carolina | 88 | 31 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 19 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 223 | 78 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 36–0
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 36-point win at home against Saint Francis.
With Z. Griffin — 1 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD · M. Tomasek — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14@ Massachusetts | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-30@ Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-34vs Jacksonville State | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-0vs Saint Francis | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-33@ Kent State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Corban Hondru’s 2023 season.
Matches Corban on
Differs from Corban on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA