Kelvin Gilliam is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Virginia Tech.
Gilliam wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Miami — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 34 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 35 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 78 | 21 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-24vs No. 13 South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-44vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-45vs Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-6vs Wofford | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-21@ NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-30vs Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-35@ No. 13 Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-34vs California | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-28vs No. 16 Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-34@ Florida State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-34vs No. 14 Miami | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 7-27@ No. 17 Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 38-6
vs Wofford
1.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against Wofford.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
12%4 hurries34 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
42.0%
319 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
63.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #50 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #8 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables, Brent Pry and Philip Montgomery.
