Alexander Kilgore
SMU Mustangs
78
Solid

Alexander Kilgore

SMU MustangsSolid
WLBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Alexander Kilgore starting?

Alexander Kilgore is the projected starter at WLB for SMU Mustangs.

Senior · #23 · 6'1", 230 lbs

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Depth at WLB · SMU Mustangs

  1. 12378Alexander KilgoreStarter
  2. 23266Jamal Anderson
  3. 35051Marcus Brouse

SMU Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Katy Paetow, ranked #634 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 60 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #634 Natl3-Yr Total147 tackles · 5 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile82th
Katy, TX
Jersey
#23
Class
SR
Height
6'1"
Weight
230 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025603.50
20245531
2023326.54

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8786
National Rank
#634
High School
Katy Paetow
Hometown
Katy, TX

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3WBCTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-16

Sep 27WMOSTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-24

Sep 19LLOUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-31

Sep 12WUCDTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-10

Sep 7WFSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Alexander Kilgore's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

60 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement83%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.