Linebacker, Georgia Tech, 2022–26
Kyle Efford
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dacula, GA
Kyle Efford plays linebacker for Georgia Tech. Last time out, against Duke: 6 tackles. Since the Duke game, the news has been about Efford’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.
2026 so far
27 tackles, 1 sack
In the news: Georgia Tech's Kyle Efford medically retires from football after injury battle, Yahoo Sports
Last game: 6 tackles vs. Duke, W 28–25; injury news since (status not on file)
Next game: vs. Boston College, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
13tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Colorado, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 76 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 64 | 33 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 77 | 33 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 245 | 113 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 44 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 44 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 44 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 44 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 44 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 225 |
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
2026 Georgia Tech 3 games, 27 tackles, 1 sack
2025 Georgia Tech 13 games, 77 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Colorado | W 27–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 59–12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Clemson | W 24–21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Temple | W 45–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Wake Forest | W 30–29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 35–20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Duke | W 27–18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Syracuse | W 41–16 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at NC State | L 36–48 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Boston College | W 36–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 28–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Georgia | L 9–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 21–25 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Georgia Tech 10 games, 64 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Florida State | W 24–21 | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia State | W 35–12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atSyracuse | L 28–31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. VMI | W 59–7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Louisville | L 19–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Duke | W 24–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at North Carolina | W 41–34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Miami | W 28–23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.NC State | W 30–29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atGeorgia | L 42–44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Georgia Tech 12 games, 76 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Louisville | L 34–39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. South Carolina State | W 48–13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Ole Miss | L 23–48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atWake Forest | W 30–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Bowling Green | L 27–38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Boston College | L 23–38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.North Carolina | W 46–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia | W 45–17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atClemson | L 21–42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Syracuse | W 31–22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Georgia | L 23–31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. UCF | W 30–17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Georgia Tech 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | atGeorgia | L 14–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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