#15

Kyle Wilson

Linebacker for Arkansas State. 2017: 93 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Arkansas State · #15

6′0″ · 228 lb · Wichita, KS

Arkansas State 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 2867 nationally · Signed with Sandy Creek

Statement game13 tackles · 5 TFLvs Georgia Southern (FBS) · W 27-26

Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 linebacker for Arkansas State. 2017: 93 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Sandy Creek in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Arkansas State, 172 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Recruited2-star out of Sandy Creek

201612 games

Signed with Arkansas State2-star out of Hutchinson C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2867 national

CFB

College

Arkansas State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Blake Anderson — 15-10 over that span.

2016Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning

2017Arkansas State7-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#98 / 2682 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#217 / 2682 · 92nd pct

QB hurries#188 / 2682 · 91st pct

Tackles for loss#238 / 2682 · 90th pct

8.5

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.8	1.1	0.2	0.0
Road6g	8.7	0.3	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.3	0.4	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	7.2	1.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Arkansas State	93	46	8.5	1.0	--	1	--
2016	Arkansas State	79	33	17.5	3.0	--	--	--
Career		172	79	26.0	4.0	--	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2017

W 51–17

vs Coastal Carolina

9 TOT · 5 SOLO

Dominant 34-point win at home against Coastal Carolina.

With J. Hansen — 286 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.0 · 68 rush yds (9 car) · C. Grace — 48 AVG · 49 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 36-43@ Nebraska	10	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 48-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	4	3	1.0	1.0	1
Wk 4	L 21-44@ SMU	6	5	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 43-25@ Georgia Southern	13	6	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 7	W 51-17vs Coastal Carolina	9	5	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 47-3vs Louisiana	6	4	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 37-21@ New Mexico State	8	4	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 19-24@ South Alabama	7	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 30-12vs Texas State	7	3	3.0	0.0	—	3.0 TFL
Wk 13	W 67-50@ UL Monroe	8	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 25-32vs Troy	7	4	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 30-35vs Middle Tennessee	8	4	0.5	0.0	—
Total		93	46	8.5	1.0	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology