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Jersey Number 21
JT Killen
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Wylie, S.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Christian School
Graduated in August 2023 with his bachelor's degree in finance.
Honors
2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 HERO Sports' Group of Five All-American Third Team
2023 Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference First Team
2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team
2022 All-Sun Belt Third Team
2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Second Team
2023 (Redshirt Senior)
- Was named to the 2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
- Named to the 2023 HERO Sports' Group of Five All-American third team
- Named to the 2023 Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
- Earned a spot on the 2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference first team
- Was named to the 2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
- Named to the 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
- Was named to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Preseason List
- Started all 13 games on the season
- Recorded 68 total tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, three pass breakups, and an interception
- 10 tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss in home opener against Jacksonville State (Sept. 9)
- 30-yard interception return for a touchdown against Duquesne (Sept. 16)
- Career-high 15 tackles against Army (Nov. 18)
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
- Garnered 2022 All-Sun Belt third-team honors
- Named to the 2022 Phil Steele Sun Belt Conference All-Conference second team
- Played in and started all 13 games for the Chanticleers at linebacker
- Led the CCU defense with a team-high 96 total tackles
- Ranked in the top six on the team in tackles-for-loss (8.0), sacks (3.5), and pass breakups (4)
- Also added two quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, and a team-high three fumble recoveries
- Totaled five tackles or more in 12 of the 13 games on the year
- Had a season-high 13 tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss, 1.0 sack, to go along with two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup in the road win at ULM (Oct. 8)
- Recorded 10 tackles twice - versus Buffalo (Sept. 17) and Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
- Also had 1.0 tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup against the Buffalo Bulls
- Added 1.0 tackle-for-loss in the win over the USM Golden Eagles
- Tallied nine tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and two pass breakups in the home win over Georgia Southern (Oct. 1)
- Registered nine tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss versus Old Dominion (Oct. 15)
- Posted eight tackles in the home win over App State (Nov. 3) and had seven stops, including 0.5 sacks, in the victory over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10)
- Totaled six tackles in the regular-season finale road loss at James Madison (Nov. 26)
- Picked up six tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)
- Recorded five tackles in wins over Army (Sept. 3) and at Georgia State (Sept. 22)
- Named to the 2022 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Football team
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 fall semester
- Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2023 spring term
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Played in 13 games on the season, primarily on special teams
- Recorded 17 tackles, including seven solo stops on the year
- Also had 1.0 tackle-for-loss, 1.0 sack, one forced fumble, and one quarterback hurry from his linebacker position
- Picked up a season-high six tackles in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2)
- Credited with four tackles and a quarterback hurry in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
- Had two tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, 1.0 sacks, and forced a fumble in the blowout win over ULM (Oct. 2)
- Also had two tackles in the home win over Kansas (Sept. 10)
- Tallied one tackle at Buffalo (Sept. 18), against Georgia State (Nov. 13), and versus Texas State (Nov. 20)
- Returned a short kickoff for eight yards in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17)
- Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 spring semester
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Played in all 12 games on the season, playing primarily on special teams
- Also lined up at linebacker
- Totaled 10 tackles, including four solo stops on the year
- Tallied a season-high three tackles in the win at Texas State (Nov. 28)
- Picked up two tackles in wins over Campbell (Sept. 18) and Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
- Also recorded a solo tackle in road wins at Kansas (Sept. 12) and Troy (Dec. 12)
- Registered a tackle in the home win over Appalachian State (Nov. 21)
- Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters
2019 (Freshman)
- Redshirt season
- Played in four games, starting the season finale versus Texas State (Nov. 30)
- Played special teams and at linebacker
- Totaled seven tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the win over the Bobcats
- Also saw game action versus Norfolk State (Sept. 14), against Georgia State (Oct. 12), and at Arkansas State (Nov. 16)
- Awarded the Most Improved Inside Linebacker Award during 2020 spring practice
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters
High School
- Hails from Lake Wylie, S.C.
- Played linebacker at Charlotte Christian School for head coach Jason Estep
- A three-year starter on defense
- Two-time all-state selection
- Totaled 320 tackles, 36.0 tackles-for-loss, and 7.0 sacks over his high school career
- Also added an interception, three fumble recoveries, and three forced fumbles
- His Knights' team went 31-3 over his three years as a starter (2016-18)
- Led Charlotte Christian to back-to-back NCISAA 11-Man Football Division I state championship titles and a pair of top-five state rankings over his last two years (2017 and 2018)
- Helped guide the Knights to a state runner-up finish as a sophomore in 2016
- A second-team all-state selection his senior season when he totaled 101 tackles, 15.0 tackles-for-loss, 4.0 sacks, an interception, and three passes defended
- A first-team all-state pick in 2017 as a junior, recording 147 total tackles, including 86 solo stops, and 17.0 tackles-for-loss
- Also lettered in baseball
- Named The Charlotte Observer Baseball Player of the Year as a senior
- Was also named all-state and the CISAA conference player of the year
- Led the Knights to an NCISAA 4A state championship his senior year after back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2017 and 2018
- Was 5-1 with 79 strikeouts in 47 innings and a 1.90 ERA on the mound his senior season
- As a hitter, he hit .475 with 10 doubles, eight home runs, and 42 RBIs
- Led the Knights to back-to-back CISAA conference titles in 2017 and 2018
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