Defensive line, Pittsburgh, 2019–22
Calijah Kancey
Lettered 2020–22 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 280 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Mar 1, 2001
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Calijah Kancey played defensive line at Pittsburgh (2019–22). He was a consensus All‑American in 2022. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Kancey in the first round, No. 19 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3sacks, career highat Virginia, 2022Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2021
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 33 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 29 | 19 | 14 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 89 | 54 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 16 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 8 | DL | RS | ||
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 8 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 8 | DL | So. | ||
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 8 | DL | Jr. | 6′0″ | 280 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Pittsburgh 11 games, 29 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tennessee | L 27–34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Western Michigan | W 34–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Rhode Island | W 45–24 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 21–26 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 45–29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Louisville | L 10–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at North Carolina | L 24–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Syracuse | W 19–9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Virginia | W 37–7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Duke | W 28–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Pittsburgh 12 games, 33 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Massachusetts | W 51–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atTennessee | W 41–34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Western Michigan | L 41–44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atVirginia Tech | W 28–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Clemson | W 27–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Miami | L 34–38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atDuke | W 54–29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.North Carolina | W 30–23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Virginia | W 48–38 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atSyracuse | W 31–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Wake Forest | W 45–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | L 21–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Pittsburgh 10 games, 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Austin Peay | W 55–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Syracuse | W 21–10 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Louisville | W 23–20 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. NC State | L 29–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at Boston College | L 30–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atMiami | L 19–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Notre Dame | L 3–45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 47–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atClemson | L 17–52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | atGeorgia Tech | W 34–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ | |
| Weight | 281 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 72¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″W | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 31 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 25 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 31 | 54 | 11.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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