• At Navy: Enters the fall as a starter at corner after starting all 13 games there in the fall ... talented player that is exceptional in coverage ... continues to improve in the run game ... is the Naval Academy Class President for the Class of 2021 ... has earned two varsity letters.
• 2019: A starter in all 13 games, he closed out the year with 38 tackles (24-14) ... also contributed 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and 5 pass breakups ... turned in 3 tackles in the Mids’ win over Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl ... Navy’s defense held Army scoreless for the final 45:27 of the game ... after allowing the Black Knights 73 yards of total offense in the opening quarter, Army mustered just 75 yards over the final three quarters ... the defense held the nation’s No. 2-ranked rushing offense (311.7 yd/gm) to a season-low 123 yards on the ground ... posted 4 tackles at Houston and against Army ... chipped in 4 tackles against SMU and broke up the Shane Buechele pass intended for James Proche on fourth-and-four from the Navy 12 with 2:36 remaining in the contest ... produced 4 tackles, including a half a tackle for loss at UConn, while breaking up a pass and recording 2 quarterback hurries ... turned in 3 tackles in the Homecoming win over Tulane ... posted a tackle and broke up a pass against USF ... contributed a pair of tackles at Tulsa ... chipped in a trio of tackles in the win over Air Force ... produced 3 tackles at Memphis ... turned in a pair of tackles against ECU and also broke up 2 passes ... tied his career high with 5 tackles against Holy Cross in the season opener ... also contributed 2.0 tackles for loss (10 yds) and a sack (6 yds) - both career firsts.
• 2018: Started three of the 13 games in which he played ... closed out the year with 22 tackles, 2 pass breakups and a forced fumble ... recorded 4 tackles at Tulane ... produced a career-high tying 5 tackles against Temple ... turned in 3 tackles at Air Force ... making his first collegiate start, recorded a career-best 5 tackles at SMU ... also recorded his first career forced fumble and broke up a pair of passes ... produced a career-high 4 stops in the win over Lehigh ... recorded a single tackle in the opener against Hawai’i and left the game in the second half after being flagged for targeting.
• 2017: Saw action against Florida Atlantic, Tulane and Memphis ... made his first career tackle against Tulane.
• High School / Personal: A 2017 graduate of Lausanne Collegiate School, Kinley was a three-sport standout who earned letters in basketball (1), football (4) and track & field (3) ... earned First-Team Div. II All-State (Tenn.) recognition in football his senior year ... also earned First-Team All-Metro and Best of the Preps honors ... served as captain of the football team his senior year ... a two-time all-region track performer who was also twice named Best of Preps ... served as Class Secretary as a junior and Co-Class President as a senior ... also took recruiting visits to Air Force, Princeton and Yale ... father played football at Middle Tennessee State ... brother, Jonathan Brown, played linebacker at Illinois (2010-13) where he was a three-time All-Big Ten selection and a 2012 Butkus Award Semifinalist ... briefly played in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys ... brother, Richard Kinley II, is a redshirt freshman defensive end at Middle Tennessee ... son of Richard and Candace Kinley ... excellent student with a 3.34 grade-point average ... majoring in political science.
