Former defensive lineman at Michigan. 2020: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
6′4″ · 272 lb · Providence, RI
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 481 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at Michigan. 2020: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
Kwity Paye
This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Michigan. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Indiana, Week 10, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan, 12 sacks — drafted at #21 overall by Indianapolis.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
IndianapolisEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 29-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (84th percentile). Strength: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: tackles (15th 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
2020 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2020
W 49–24
at Minnesota
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 2 SACKS
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Minnesota.
With J. Milton III — 225 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 52 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Barrett — 1 SACKS · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 49-24@ Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38@ Indiana | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 17-27vs Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |