Kirkland Joseph

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Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 215
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Breaux Bridge, La.
High School:
Breaux Bridge
Last College:
Independence C.C.

2019 (Junior): Played in 5 games ... Posted a half tackle against Tarleton State (Sept. 7).

2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 10 games, seeing action primarily at linebacker … Recorded 23 total tackles with eight of those coming unassisted … Also had a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry … Owned eight multi-tackle games and had four games with at least three tackles … Notched his first tackles at Incarnate Word (Sept. 15) with three total stops … Posted a pair of tackles and had half a tackle for loss in the 24-21 win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 22) … Claimed another trio of tackles with a half tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry against 16th-ranked Central Arkansas (Oct. 13) … Earned a career-high five tackles in the 42-14 road rout of Houston Baptist (Oct. 20) and registered four tackles at No. 16 Nicholls (Nov. 10).

Prior to SFA: Spent two seasons at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas, including utilizing a redshirt year as a true freshman … Registered the second-most tackles on the team with 74, including a team-best 53 solo stops in his second year at Independence during the 2017 season … Averaged a team-high 7.4 tackles per game and posted a team-best nine tackles for loss … Also recorded two sacks and gained a fumble recovery … Was named MVP of the Midwest Classic Bowl, recording nine total tackles and recovering a fumble to aid the Pirates to their first bowl victory in school history … Claimed student-athlete of the month honors … Two-year varsity letter winner in both basketball in football at Breaux Bridge High School … Earned all-district, all-metro and all-city honors as a linebacker on the gridiron and ran the point on the hardwood … Son of Evette Demouchet … Will be majoring in kinesiology.