Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
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Kalib Perry
Senior linebacker for Louisville. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Georgetown, KY
CFB Index 44 · #341 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Louisville. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2022.
- Transferred from Tennessee to Louisville in 2025.
Kalib Perry
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Kalib Perry has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against SMU — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
In the news
Reported by other outlets. Headlines are theirs; follow a link to read the report.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20227 games
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Great Crossing
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Louisville
Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 55 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 26 | 11 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 21 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 117 | 55 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–31
vs SMU
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
With L. Kienholz — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.8 · 42 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · N. Hayes — 37.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Louisville2-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
42.0%
79 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
44 · #341 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #341 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #41 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Yanni Karlaftis’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Yanni on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Yanni Karlaftis's senior season at Purdue (2024).
Matches Yanni on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Kalib Perry
The linebacker corps · Louisville
- #12Kalib Perry55 tackles · 2025
- #11T.J. Capers46 tackles · 2025
- #6Stanquan Clark19 tackles · 2025
- #43Trent Carter2 tackles · 2025
- #36Jacob Smith1 tackle · 2025
5 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology