Kitchens attended Decatur High School, where he played lacrosse, basketball and baseball, besides American football for the Bulldogs.

He was the second overall defensive player to be named AFCA All-American Team three times in a row in NCAA Division II history.

[5] Kitchens began his professional career with the Potsdam Royals in the German Football League (GFL) in 2019.

For the first season of the European League of Football the Leipzig Kings with head coach Fred Armstrong signed Kitchens to their roster.

[8][9] He was Week-MVP in week 6[10] and was named again DPOY and first-All-Star Team member at the ELF Honors 2022.