Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#41
Kylan Salter
Senior defensive end on Colorado's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Cedar Hill, TX · Cedar Hill
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, at Northwestern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive end on Colorado's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2023.
- Transferred from TCU to Colorado in 2025.
Kylan Salter
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against Northwestern — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Cedar Hill
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Colorado
Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
1 hurries
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle for loss, +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Colorado2-1HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Deion Sanders
Pass share
43.8%
91 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
103 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
AT COLORADO 2025 (So.) Played in 10 games during the 2025 season. He missed two games due to injury. Salter finished the season with six total tackles, four unassisted tackles, and half a tackle for loss. He played the fifth most snaps on special teams with 162 on four different units: kickoff,…
The defensive line · Colorado
- #97Santana Hopper8.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Dylan Manuel7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #45Vili Taufatofua7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Yamil Talib4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Kylan Salter1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology