Kalen King: CB · Penn State · #4.
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Kalen King
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Three seasons in the Penn State secondary to date. Named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2023. On tape: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State, Week 8, 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
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | Penn State | 29 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 27 | 21 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 21 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 56 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 23 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-15vs West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-13@ Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-0vs No. 24 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-13@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 12-20@ No. 3 Ohio State | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 33-24vs Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-15@ Maryland | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-24vs No. 2 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-6vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-0vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
3 seasons under James Franklin — 28-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
44.6%
412 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #328 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Penn State, 77 tackles — drafted at #255 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 3rd NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 3rd NFL season
