University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Should start at the “Rover” safety slot in the fall ... Recorded eight total tackles in the opening scrimmage of the spring ... Served as one of four team captains for the Blue squad in the annual spring contest.

As A Junior (2015): Earned 10 starts while seeing action in every game ... Finished the season with a career-best 57 tackles ... Forced three fumbles and recovered two others, running those back for 119 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Credited with 1½ stops behind the line and a pass defensed as well ... Recorded a career-high nine tackles and ran back a fumble 57 yards for a score — the third of four straight unanswered touchdowns as the Jaguars came back from a 24-0 deficit — in Homecoming victory over Idaho ... Was given the coaches’ weekly defensive back award for the performance ... Also earned the honor following USA’s win at Troy ... Collected eight stops, with one for a loss of four yards, in season-opening win over Gardner-Webb ... Made five stops at Nebraska, adding six the following week while forcing two fumbles in win over eventual Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State ... Posted six tackles against both North Carolina State and Texas State as well ... Credited with five stops at Georgia State ... Recorded four tackles, including an assist for loss, in Louisiana-Lafayette victory ... Finished with three tackles and a forced fumble against Sun Belt champion Arkansas State, and had three stops while returning a fumble 62 yards for a touchdown at Georgia Southern.

As A Sophomore (2014): Appeared in all but one contest, starting twice ... Posted 24 stops, including 1½ behind the line of scrimmage ... In first career start at South Carolina, recorded six stops — with five of those unassisted — as well as his first two takeaways as a Jaguar with an interception and a fumble recovery to end back-to-back second-quarter Gamecock possessions ... Earned the coaches’ weekly linebacker award after collecting four stops including an assist for loss in victory over Georgia State ... Credited with five tackles the following week in a win over Troy ... Only stop in Texas State victory — which made the Jaguars eligible to participate in a postseason bowl — was his first solo tackle behind the line ... First career pass broken up came in regular-season finale against Navy ... Finished with two tackles in season-opening win at Kent State as well as at Arkansas State.

As A Freshman (2013): Saw action in eight games, recording five solo tackles ... Credited with career-best two stops at Tennessee ... First career tackle came in win at Tulane ... Also posted a stop at Troy and in Louisiana-Monroe victory.

High School Highlights: Earned two stars from each of the three national recruiting services … Rated among the top 50 in the state by ESPN.com, including fifth among cornerbacks … Credited with a solo stop in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic, helping his squad to a 21-16 win … A three-year letterwinner at Hoover HS, earning a starting job his sophomore season — the Buccaneers posted a 42-3 overall mark during that span … Part of a team that won the state 6A championship – finishing with an undefeated 15-0 mark – his senior season … Named the Hoover area Athlete of the Year by the Birmingham News in 2012, and was first-team all-region and all-metro after posting 58 tackles including 8½ for loss, six interceptions and five other passes defended ... Also ran back punts for the Buccaneers, averaging 11 yards per return with a long of 51 yards ... Helped HHS advance to the title game of the state playoffs his junior and sophomore years ... Also the starting point guard for the Buccaneer basketball squad, lettering four times in the sport ... As a junior, helped lead HHS to a 31-5 record and the semifinals of the state 6A tournament.

Personal: Full name is Kim Devon Earl ... Born Sept. 16, 1994, in Detroit, Mich. ... Son of Kim and Marie Earl ... Favorite movie is “Waist Deep” ... Favorite book is the Bible ... Favorite team is the Detroit Lions ... Favorite athletes are Charles Woodson and Kobe Bryant ... Favorite musical artists are Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q ... Favorite food is chicken ... Favorite subject is geometry ... Likes to play basketball in his spare time ... After career is over is interested in coaching and owning a business ... Also offered a scholarship from Southern Mississippi, Troy, Middle Tennessee and UAB ... Was recruited by Louisiana-Lafayette and Georgia State as well ... A sports and recreation management major.