Kyle Chen
Kyle Chen
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Baylor — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Air Force | 21 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 21–6
vs Merrimack
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Air Force
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · 2026 recruiting class #136
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brandyn Hillman’s 2024 season.
Matches Brandyn on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Carl Williams IV's freshman season at Baylor (2023).
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Background
2025 – Did not see any action … left the Academy on a medical turnback, returning in the summer. 2024 – Played in seven games, four starts ... missed three games due to injury … four tackles at Army … returned to lineup vs. Colorado State, recording four tackles, a TFL and a PBU … five tackles, T...