KJ Liles
Freshman defensive lineman on App State's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′1″ · 315 lb · Durham, NC
The story
1 defensive lineman on App State's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed with App State in 2025.
- Transferred from App State to North Carolina Central in 2026.
KJ Liles
He got to North Carolina Central by way of App State.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Signed with App Stateout of Southern Durham
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to App State
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
KJ Liles plays defensive lineman for App State.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
App State has produced 3 All-Conference defensive linemen. 1 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Ronald Blair went on to the NFL out of this room (2016).
The defensive line · App State
- #97Kevin Abrams-Verwayne7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Aiden Benton5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Caleb Sandstrom4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Joseph Bakhole2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51KJ Lilesno box-score line yet
21 more on the roster · App State team page