Linebacker, Auburn, 2017–⁠20

K.J. Britt

Number: No. 33
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 243 lb
Class (2020): Senior
Hometown: Oxford, AL
Born: Sep 19, 1998, in Oxford, Alabama

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K.J. Britt played linebacker at Auburn (2017–⁠20). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Britt in round 5, No. 176 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Best season: 68; Tackles, 2019 (Auburn, 9–⁠4)
Drafted: No. 176; Round 5, 2021 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

12tackles, career highat Georgia, 2020

Honors

2019First-team All-SEC

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

10–⁠4AP 108–⁠59–⁠4AP 146–⁠5

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD	Hur
2017	Auburn	3	2	0	0	0	0
2018	Auburn	23	15	2	0	1	0
2019	Auburn	68	37	10	2.5	1	1
2020	Auburn	23	9	1	0	0	0
Career		117	63	13	2.5	2	1

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2017	Auburn	33	LB	Fr.
2018	Auburn	33	LB	So.
2019	Auburn	33	LB	Jr.
2020	Auburn	33	LB	Sr.	6′0″	243

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

2020 Auburn 2 games, 23 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Sep 26	vs.Kentucky	W 29–⁠13	11	5	1	0	0
Oct 3	atGeorgia	L 6–⁠27	12	4	0	0	0

2019 Auburn 13 games, 68 tackles, 2.5 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Aug 31	vs.Oregon	W 27–⁠21	7	2	1.5	0.5	0
Sep 7	vs.Tulane	W 24–⁠6	3	1	0	0	0
Sep 14	vs.Kent State	W 55–⁠16	4	4	1	0	0
Sep 21	atTexas A&M	W 28–⁠20	7	4	1	0	0
Sep 28	vs.Mississippi State	W 56–⁠23	5	3	2	1	0
Oct 5	atFlorida	L 13–⁠24	6	1	0.5	0	0
Oct 19	atArkansas	W 51–⁠10	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 26	atLSU	L 20–⁠23	5	4	1	1	0
Nov 2	vs.Ole Miss	W 20–⁠14	6	5	0.5	0	1
Nov 16	vs.Georgia	L 14–⁠21	6	4	0	0	0
Nov 23	vs.Samford	W 52–⁠0	4	2	1	0	0
Nov 30	vs.Alabama	W 48–⁠45	6	2	0.5	0	0
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Minnesota	L 24–⁠31	8	5	1	0	0

2018 Auburn 10 games, 23 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Sep 8	vs.Alabama State	W 63–⁠9	5	3	1.5	0	1
Sep 15	vs.LSU	L 21–⁠22	2	1	0	0	0
Sep 22	vs.Arkansas	W 34–⁠3	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 6	atMississippi State	L 9–⁠23	2	0	0	0	0
Oct 13	vs.Tennessee	L 24–⁠30	1	1	0	0	0
Oct 20	atOle Miss	W 31–⁠16	3	3	0	0	0
Nov 3	vs.Texas A&M	W 28–⁠24	2	1	0	0	0
Nov 10	atGeorgia	L 10–⁠27	2	1	0.5	0	0
Nov 24	atAlabama	L 21–⁠52	4	3	0	0	0
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Purdue	W 63–⁠14	2	2	0	0	0

2017 Auburn 3 games, 3 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo
Sep 2	vs.Georgia Southern	W 41–⁠7	1	1
Oct 7	vs.Ole Miss	W 44–⁠23	1	0
Nov 18	vs.UL Monroe	W 42–⁠14	1	1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 24–⁠27).

Drill	Pro day 2021
Height	6′0½″
Weight	235 lb
Arm length	31″
Hand size	9¼″
Wingspan	75½″
40-yard dash	4.76 s
10-yard split	1.68 s
Vertical jump	32½″
Broad jump	9′10″
Bench press	24 reps
3-cone drill	7.38 s
20-yard shuttle	4.40 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks
2021	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	11	0
2022	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	13	0
2023	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	26	0
2024	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	63	0.5
2025	Miami Dolphins	12	34	0
2026 (so far)	New England Patriots	1	1	0
NFL career		48	148	0.5

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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