Coastal Carolina · L 20-31
2 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 0 sacks
The other 7 games average 1 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Kelan Butler
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia State. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 sack against Old Dominion — Week 5, 2026.
11 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 24 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 35 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-44@ UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-14vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-10vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 22-49@ James Madison | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 32-38@ Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 42-10
vs Old Dominion
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against Old Dominion.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Dell McGee — 5-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
45.6%
246 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
273 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #357 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #59 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
