Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-31@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kyler Laing
Senior linebacker for Buffalo. 2022: 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′2″ · 245 lb · Tallahassee, FL
Buffalo 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
OLB recruit
No. 1826 nationally · Signed with Buffalo
Statement game5 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3.5 sacksat Akron (FBS) · W 45-10
Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Buffalo. 2022: 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2019.
- Transferred from Buffalo to Florida Atlantic in 2024.
Kyler Laing
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Kyler Laing has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Buffalo. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Maryland — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2019
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Amos P. Godby
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Buffalo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coaches2020
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Buffalo6-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Javon Solomon’s 2021 season.
46%match
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
Differs from Javon on
Class year (higher)
Tackle volume (lower)
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Trumane Bell's sophomore season at UTSA (2021).
75%match
Matches Trumane on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Trumane on
Hurry rate (lower)
Weight (lower)
Sack rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyler Laing
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology