Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Kyle Efford
Senior linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Dacula, GA
CFB Index 54 · #258 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 94th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
21
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2022.
Kyle Efford
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia Tech. Two straight seasons of it now: All-ACC again in 2024. The receipt on tape: 13 tackles against Colorado, Week 1, 2026.
21 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Dacula
202410 games
The role got bigger.
- All-ACCthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Brent Key — 28-25 over that span.
2022Georgia Tech5-7HC: Brent Key · Balanced
2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 10.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #26 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 21 | 8 | 1.0 | 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 | 239 | 108 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to DeMarquis Gates’s 2016 season.
78%match
Matches DeMarquis on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from DeMarquis on
PD rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Woods's graduate season at UCLA (2026).
Matches Jalen on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Differs from Jalen on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyle Efford
The linebacker corps · Georgia Tech
- #44Kyle Efford77 tackles · 2025
- #2E.J. Lightsey76 tackles · 2025
- #1Cayman Spaulding41 tackles · 2025
- Melvin Jordan IV18 tackles · 2025
- #34Myles Forristall1 tackle · 2025
3 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology