Kaleb Ford-Dement: CB · Texas State · #2.
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Kaleb Ford-Dement
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Bobby Wilder, Nick Rolovich and G.J. Kinne. First career honor, 2019: All-Conference USA. On tape: 6 tackles against Southern Miss, Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 7 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas State | 32 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 26 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 |
| Career | 68 | 43 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-31@ Baylor | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20@ UTSA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 77-34vs Jackson State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-36@ Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34@ Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-31@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-77@ Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-44vs South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-21vs Rice | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 32 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 |
Week 13 · 2023
W 52-44
1 interception · 4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out South Alabama at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this season32 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.4%
429 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
72.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Old Dominion, Washington State and Texas State, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Bobby Wilder, Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert and G.J. Kinne.
