Justin Kirkland
Year-by-Year Related Stats Personal Parents are Dan and Janette Kirkland Wife's name is Marlee Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii Before BYU Played two seasons at Oklahoma State after one year at Utah Tech Appeared in 26 games for the Cowboys with seven starts Named to the Academic All-Big 12 team in 2024 Played in all 12 games in 2024, finishing with 18 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and a quarterback hurry In 2023, played in all 14 games and started each of the last six at nose tackle Credited with 22 total tackles on the year, 11 of which were solo stops Also had 3.0 tackles for loss and two pass breakups in 2023 As a freshman at Utah Tech, played in all 11 games Recorded 40 tackles on the season with 18 being solo stops Tallied 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks on the season Four-year varsity letter winner and team captain at Roy High School Named a three-time all-region selection at both offensive and defensive line Earned all-state honors at both offensive and defensive line Also lettered in basketball, tennis and track and field
- TransferredPortal · 9/12/25, 4:57 PMJustin Kirkland (DT) officially transferred from Oklahoma State University to Brigham Young University
- CommittedUpNext · 5/2/25, 10:20 AMJustin Kirkland (DT) committed to Brigham Young University
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brigham Young University | 1 | 1 | 25 | -- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Brigham Young University | 6 | 0 | 102 | -- | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 |  Oklahoma State University | 12 | 1 | 53 | Low | 18 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State University | 14 | 6 | -- | Low | 22 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Utah Tech University | 11 | 11 | 63 | High | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 2.0 |
| Career | 44 | 19 | 243 | Med. | 84 | 43 | 16 | 38 | 3.0 |
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Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026