#23

Tayvonn Kyle

Senior cornerback on Virginia's 2023 roster.

CB · Virginia · Sr. · #23

5′11″ · 181 lb · Valdosta, GA

CFB Index 26 · #279 of 339 cornersLow confidenceVirginia 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 1363 nationally · Signed with Iowa State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback on Virginia's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2018.
Transferred from Iowa State to Virginia in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Virginia, 129 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Lowndes

202312 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1363 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Bronco Mendenhall

Virginia

2022–2023

Tony Elliott

Virginia

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning

2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

26Below cohort / limited sample #279 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (89th percentile). Strength: tackles (82nd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Tackles#503 / 2842 · 82nd pct

Solo tackles#766 / 2842 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1669 / 2842 · 38th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.5	0.2	0.0	0.5
Road6g	3.3	0.1	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	5.5	0.1	0.0	0.3

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 · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

26 · #279 of 339 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #279 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Virginia	53	25	1.5	0.0	5	--	--
2022	Iowa State	16	8	1.0	0.0	4	--	--
2021	Iowa State	3	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Iowa State	28	20	2.0	0.0	6	1	--
2019	Iowa State	29	22	4.0	0.5	1	--	--
Career		129	76	8.5	0.5	16	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2023

W 30–27

vs Duke

1 PD · 3 SOLO · 9 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With A. Colandrea — 278 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.1 · 66 rush yds (9 car) · D. Sparks — 43 AVG · 57 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 13-49@ Tennessee	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 35-36vs James Madison	8	3	0.5	—	1
Wk 3	L 14-42@ Maryland	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 21-24vs NC State	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-27@ Boston College	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 27-13vs William & Mary	3	2	0.5	—	1
Wk 8	W 31-27@ North Carolina	6	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 26-29@ Miami	5	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 10	L 17-45vs Georgia Tech	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 24-31@ Louisville	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 30-27vs Duke	9	3	0.0	—	1	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 13	L 17-55vs Virginia Tech	4	2	0.0	—	0
Total		53	25	1.5	—	5

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