Kalen Woods
Kalen Woods
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 36 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 31–17
vs Sam Houston
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (19 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #117
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamal Potts’s 2021 season.
Matches Jamal on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brenyen Scott's sophomore season at Temple (2023).
Matches Brenyen on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #12641
Peaked at #12641 this season.
Background
2025 (r-Junior) • Played in 10 games and had nine starts • Finished the year with 36 tackles to go with an interception and two forced fumbles • Had 414 total defensive snaps, including a season-high 69 at NMSU • Registered three games with a PFF grade of 71.0 or better (APSU, Wisconsin, Delaware...