Defensive end, South Carolina (from Georgia Tech), 2020–24
Kyle Kennard
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 254 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- Dec 12, 2001
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Kyle Kennard played defensive end at Georgia Tech (2020–23) and South Carolina (2024). He won the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 2024. The Los Angeles Chargers took Kennard in round 4, No. 125 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Wake Forest, 20234sacks, career highat Wake Forest, 2023Honors
- 2024Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- 2024Consensus All‑American
- 2024SEC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2024First-team All-SEC
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 | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 15 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 36 | 19 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 49 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 29 | 21 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Career | 136 | 79 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 5 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 5 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 5 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 5 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | South Carolina | 5 | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′5″ | 254 |
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
2024 South Carolina 11 games, 29 tackles, 11.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Old Dominion | W 23–19 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Kentucky | W 31–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. LSU | L 33–36 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Akron | W 50–7 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Ole Miss | L 3–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Alabama | L 25–27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Oklahoma | W 35–9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Texas A&M | W 44–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Vanderbilt | W 28–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Missouri | W 34–30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Wofford | W 56–12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Georgia Tech 11 games, 49 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Louisville | L 34–39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. South Carolina State | W 48–13 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atOle Miss | L 23–48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Wake Forest | W 30–16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Bowling Green | L 27–38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Boston College | L 23–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. North Carolina | W 46–42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia | W 45–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Clemson | L 21–42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Syracuse | W 31–22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Georgia | L 23–31 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Georgia Tech 11 games, 36 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Clemson | L 10–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Western Carolina | W 35–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Ole Miss | L 0–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at UCF | L 10–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Pittsburgh | W 26–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Duke | W 23–20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Virginia | L 9–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Florida State | L 16–41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 28–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Miami | L 14–35 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atGeorgia | L 14–37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Georgia Tech 9 games, 15 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 45–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atClemson | L 8–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.North Carolina | W 45–22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 21–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atDuke | W 31–27 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atVirginia | L 40–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atMiami | L 30–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Boston College | L 30–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Notre Dame | L 0–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Georgia Tech 3 games, 7 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs.Notre Dame | L 13–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at NC State | L 13–23 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 20–34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ |
| Weight | 254 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 81½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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