Kj Kirkland

ACCOLADES: 2024: FSU Team Honors - Devaughn Darling Award (Defensive Freshman of the Year) 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 12 games with four starts...contributed 31 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks...Alabama: two tackles in season-opening win...East Texas A&M: one tackle...Kent State: added two tackles in first start of season...Virginia: three tackles...Miami: started and finished with four tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss...Pitt: three tackles in third start of season...Stanford: two tackles and 1.0 sacks, the first of his career...Wake Forest: one tackle was a split tackle for loss...Clemson: one tackle...NC State: four tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss in final start of year...Florida: season-high eight tackles. 2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts at safety, including final seven games of season…Devaughn Darling Award presented to the Defensive Freshman of the Year…46 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss and two pass breakups…career-high nine tackles and 1.0 TFL in first career start against Memphis…added seven tackles following week against California…seven tackles vs. North Carolina, six tackles at SMU and vs. Clemson…four tackles in season finale vs. Florida…pass breakup at SMU was first of career…one pass breakup at Duke. 2023 (Freshman): Appeared in five games…recorded three tackles…made collegiate debut in season-opening 45-24 victory vs. No. 5 LSU…recorded two tackles in 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss…had one tackle in Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Georgia…also saw action in 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech and 58-13 win vs. North Alabama…redshirted 2023 season. BEFORE FSU: Four-star rated as No. 29 safety prospect nationally and No. 61 overall prospect in Florida by 247Sports…ranked 35th at his position by ESPN and 47th by On3…made 49 tackles, including 1.0 for loss, and two interceptions his senior season while helping lead Raines to regional final round of 2M state playoffs…named to 2022 Florida Times-Union Super 11…recorded 20 tackles, 12 pass breakups and one interception his junior year to help Vikings win district title and advance to regional semifinal round of 5A state playoffs…also ran track at Raines…anchored 2A state champion 4×400 relay team and finished third in 400 at state championship meet…won 2022 regional title and back-to-back district championships in 400…has two older sisters who both are collegiate sprinters.