Mercer · W 44-11 · FCS
No tackles.
Stanford · L 27-34
No tackles.
Virginia Tech · L 24-34
No tackles.
Boston College · L 27-49
No tackles.
Pittsburgh · L 11-34
No tackles.
Efford has tackles in 3 of Georgia Tech’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Georgia Tech is 2-6.
15 stories in the last 30 days, from 16 outlets.
Georgia Tech senior linebacker Kyle Efford retires due to accumulation of injuries in his career
San Francisco Chronicle +2 Oct 13
Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia Tech. All-ACC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 13 tackles against Colorado, Week 1, 2026.
27 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 16 outlets
Georgia Tech senior linebacker Kyle Efford retires due to accumulation of injuries in his career
San Francisco Chronicle +2 Oct 13 · 3 outlets
from 16 outlets
Georgia Tech senior linebacker Kyle Efford retires due to accumulation of injuries in his career
San Francisco Chronicle +2 Oct 13 · 3 outlets
The Big Lead +1
Sports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 27 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 77 | 33 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 64 | 33 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 76 | 34 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 245 | 113 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs No. 18 Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Duke | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
8 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Second quarter, down 17-10.
A big game: 13 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups27 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
53.1%
267 pass / 236 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
314 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #26 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,090 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
