Norfolk State University Athletics

2019 (Junior)
Played and started in all 12 games at left tackle … Earned All-MEAC first-team accolades … Played 884 snaps, tied for the most on the team … Graded out at 96 percent on the season … Gave up just two half-sacks on the season … Graded among the top three NSU linemen in every game and also led the team in knockdown blocks … Helped NSU finish the season as the top scoring offense in the school’s Division I history, at 28.9 points per game overall and 31.8 in MEAC games … The Spartans also ranked second in the MEAC in passing offense and third in rushing offense.

2018 (Redshirt)
Preseason All-MEAC second-team selection … Redshirted the season.

2017 (Sophomore)
Started all 11 games for the second consecutive season … Voted to the All-MEAC third team … Also named to the VaSID all-state second team … Part of a line that allowed 13 fewer sacks than the previous season … NSU’s first All-MEAC tackle since Justin Myler in 2014.

2016 (Freshman)
Started all 11 games at left tackle.

High School/Prep
Lettered four years in football and three in baseball at Menchville … Was a first-team All-Conference 10 offensive lineman and a second-team defensive lineman as a senior for the Monarchs … Was an honorable mention all-conference performer as a junior in 2013 … Two-time team captain … Spent a post-graduate season at FUMA, where he teamed with fellow Spartan Josh Culberson.

Personal
Kenneth V. Kirby was born on Aug. 29, 1997 … Son of Heather Carpenter and Kenneth Kirby Sr. … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.