#53

Micah Kiser

Former inside linebacker at Virginia. 2017: 143 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

ILB · Virginia · #53

6′2″ · 240 lb · Baltimore, MD

Los Angeles — drafted 2018, Rd 5, Pick 10, #147 overall

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 410 nationally · Signed with Virginia

Statement game14 tackles · 3 TFL · 2 sacksvs Louisville (FBS) · L 25-32

Top 1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former inside linebacker at Virginia. 2017: 143 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2013.
Drafted round 5 by the Los Angeles in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Virginia, 276 tackles — drafted at #147 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

2013

Signed with Virginia3-star out of Gilman

2018

Drafted by Los Angelesround 5, pick 147

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#410 national

CFB

College

Virginia

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #147

Los Angeles · 2018

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 9th NFL season

#147Rd 5 · Pick 10

Los AngelesEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-17 over that span.

2016Virginia2-10HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning

2017Virginia6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: sacks (94th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#4 / 2682 · 100th pct

143

Sacks#140 / 2682 · 94th pct

5.0

Solo tackles#153 / 2682 · 94th pct

Tackles for loss#190 / 2682 · 92nd pct

9.5

Passes defended#376 / 2682 · 84th pct

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th 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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	12.9	1.1	0.7	0.1
Road6g	8.8	0.3	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	10.6	0.9	0.7	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	11.5	0.6	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Virginia	143	50	9.5	5.0	4	--	--
2016	Virginia	133	65	10.0	6.5	6	1	--
Career		276	115	19.5	11.5	10	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 42–23

at Boise State

9 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD

With K. Benkert — 273 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.8 · 6 rush yds (3 car) · L. Coleman — 39 AVG · 60 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week