KJ Martin

Position:
DB
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Charleston, W.Va.
High School:
Capital | West Virginia

2022: Appeared in 11 games for Akron, including nine starts...recorded 54 tackles, including 30 solo stops and 24 assisted tackles...added 3.0 tackles for a loss, one interception, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry...registered a season-best seven tackles, including three solo stops, at Buffalo...tallied tackles for a loss at Ohio and Buffalo...notched an interception against Bowling Green...posted a pass breakup versus Saint Francis and a quarterback hurry at Michigan State.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Appeared in 15 games for West Virginia, including a trio of starts...played in three games for the Mountaineers in 2021, making a pair of solo tackles and one tackle for a loss...tabbed by Pro Football Focus All-Freshman Team (Third Team) after playing in 12 games at free safety and started four as a freshman in 2019 and finished campaign as sixth-leading tackler for West Virginia with 50 tackles, including 35 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups...set career highs in tackles (9) and assists (4) against Oklahoma State...made his first career start at Oklahoma, matching his career high with five tackles...three-star recruit by 247Sports at Capital High School, including being ranked among the top-five recruits in West Virginia...two-time Class AAA all-state first-team selection and two-time All-USA Today West Virginia first-team defense...three-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference first-team offense (2017-18)...passed for 2,164 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior at Capital, while also rushing for 800 yards and 12 scores...as a quarterback, he guided Capital to WVSSAC Class AAA semifinals for three consecutive seasons (2016-18)...for his career, Martin passed for 6,845 yards and 85 touchdowns and rushed for 2,383 yards and 37 scores.

PERSONAL: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of Kerry Martin Sr. and Nicole Mitchell-Berkley.