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Kelan Butler

LB · Georgia State · Fr. · #45

Returning to Georgia State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kelan Butler

LB · Georgia State · Fr · #45

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#953 national
CFB
College
Georgia State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Georgia State24101.00.01----
Career24101.00.01----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 37–21

vs Murray State

4 TOT  ·  2 SOLO

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Georgia State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Georgia State

Returning around him

  • 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #83

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Telander’s 2023 season.

Tennessee · 2023

#2

Aaron Chiles

Florida · 2024

72%
#3

Arion Carter

Tennessee · 2023

71%
#4

Derion Gullette

Mississippi State · 2025

69%
#5

Isaiah Patterson

UNLV · 2025

68%

Matches Jeremiah on

Weight
TFL rate
PD rate

Differs from Jeremiah on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Drew Jensen's freshman season at BYU (2020).

Drew Jensen

78%match

BYU · 2020

#2

Aaron Chiles

Florida · 2024

77%
#3

Siale Esera

BYU · 2023

77%
#4

Ethan Day

Wyoming · 2024

74%
#5

Brian Simms III

Cincinnati · 2024

74%

Matches Drew on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
Height

Differs from Drew on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14314

Final rank
#15009
Avg #14839.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14314 this season.