Kaleb Burns
Kaleb Burns
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Cincinnati, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | 17 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Baylor
Returning around him
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Carson Schwesinger’s 2022 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Corey Platt Jr.'s freshman season at Tulane (2022).
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Background
2025 (Freshman): Made collegiate debut with reserve action in all 12 games, totaling 18 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, with an interception and two QB hurries … Picked off a pass vs. Samford in his third collegiate game … Made first career tackles with three stops, including a TFL and a QB hu...