Kirk Randal Botkin (born March 19, 1971) is the former defensive coordinator for the South Carolina State University Bulldogs football team and a former American football tight end and long snapper who played four seasons in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Botkin was born in Baytown, Texas, where he attended Robert E. Lee High School.
Botkin was waived by the Saints prior to the 1996 season,[7] but was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Botkin was relieved of his duties as linebackers coach at South Carolina after the retirement of Steve Spurrier.
Botkin was then hired by the South Carolina State University Bulldogs in Orangeburg, SC as the defensive coordinator in February 2016.