Kalvin Dinkins
Kalvin Dinkins
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Kalvin Dinkins has been at Mississippi State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 6 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Greg Knox → Jeff Lebby. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 27 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 38–35
at Arkansas
1 TOT
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quincy Ledet’s 2022 season.
Matches Quincy on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to R.J. Jackson's junior season at UCF (2025).
Matches R.J. on
Background
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2022-23 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll Career Notes Played in 15 career games with nine starts … Following the 2025 season, Dinkins has 32 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and three sack. 2025 (Redshirt Junior Seas...