6′5″ · 250 lb · St. Charles, IL · St. Charles East
He has sacks in 4 of 6 games.
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
Kelton McCaslin
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. A 2-star signing who has since put 1 seasons on the field at North Dakota State. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Wyoming — Week 5, 2026.
16 tackles · 5 sacks
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 16 | 8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Career | 16 | 8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 7): 1 tackle for loss, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10@ Sacramento State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 17 · W 31-17 vs Nevada, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 6 games with play by play.
How North Dakota State’s defense played that day
Nevada’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8.
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 14-0.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Second quarter, up 17-0.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 9th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 30-7.
Week 1 · 2026
W 33-7
1.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against Jacksonville State.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -26 to -0 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
31%5 sacksTFL rate
44%7 TFLHurry rate
12%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
71%5 of 7 pressures16 tackles · 7 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
37.6%
169 pass / 280 run
Plays / game
64.1
7 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
194 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #59 at the position.
The No. 3,236 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mountain West as a senior.
His career
