Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kelan Butler
Sophomore linebacker for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Jefferson, GA
CFB Index 15 · #552 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia State for 2026
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
2
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs North Carolina A&T
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2025.
Kelan Butler
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia State. The receipt: 1 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202510 games
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Jefferson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dell McGee — 3-11 over that span.
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia State2-0HC: Dell McGee · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
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 2 games: 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
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
15 · #552 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #552 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #59 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
How the All-Sun Belt 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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 24 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 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 #106 · 2026 recruiting class #84
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.
76%match
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).
Matches Drew on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Drew on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kelan Butler
The linebacker corps · Georgia State
- #20Coby Owens26 tackles · 2025
- #45Kelan Butler24 tackles · 2025
- #28Jaden Kelly13 tackles · 2025
- #55Antonio Wesley1 tackle · 2025
- #34Jaydon Hood2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Georgia State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology