Kirk Livingstone: DE · South Florida · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kirk Livingstone
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at South Florida. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Florida | 38 | 24 | 10.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2018 | South Florida | 56 | 30 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | South Florida | 16 | 8 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 30 | 17 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 140 | 79 | 31.0 | 11.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-49vs No. 19 Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-14@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs South Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs SMU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-22@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-23vs BYU | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-35@ Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-20@ East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20vs No. 17 Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-49vs No. 18 Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-34@ UCF | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 24 | 10.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%3 sacksTFL rate
26%10 TFLHurry rate
8%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%3 of 6 pressures38 tackles · 10 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
42.6%
328 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
11.7%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Florida, 11 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
