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Kyle Kennard

South Carolina · Edge Rusher · 2024

SACKS
12
TFL
17
TKL
29

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

Kennard won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy in 2024.

Kennard was a consensus All-American in 2024 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2024. Kennard was also named Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.

Kennard's 2024 season ranks No. 2 in program history for sacks.

In 2024, Kennard recorded 29 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.

Kennard was the No. 125 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 88 overall, the 2nd-highest edge rusher rating at South Carolina since 1990 and No. 13 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • Bronko Nagurski Trophy
    • Consensus All-American
    • Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2025
    • No. 125 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Kyle Kennard season-by-season statistics at South Carolina
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20242916.511.51

Seasons with tracked stats at South Carolina. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

South Carolina Record Book

  • No. 2 in single-season sacks (2024)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Fan Verdict

71% of 7 fans who voted call the 88 rating too low.

  • Too low 71%
  • Just right 29%
  • Too high 0%

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South Carolina Teammates

  1. 83Xavier Legette2019-23WR
  2. 80Jaylan Foster2017-21S
  3. 80Nick Emmanwori2022-24S
  4. 77Jaycee Horn2018-20CB
  5. 75Marcellas Dial2021-23CB
  6. 74Cam Smith2019-22CB
  7. 74LaNorris Sellers2023-26QB
  8. 72Kingsley Enagbare2018-21EDGE
  9. 72Jalon Kilgore2023-25S
  10. 72Kevin Harris2019-21RB

Full South Carolina all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Kyle Kennard) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.