Colby McCalister
Colby McCalister
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Kansas State secondary. The receipt: 6 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 23 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 27 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 38 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024
W 31–28
at Colorado
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Colorado on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (26 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jaheem Joseph’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Whitner's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2024).
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