Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17@ Auburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Colby McCalister
Senior safety on Baylor's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Houston, TX · Clear Brook HS
CFB Index 12 · #526 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Kansas State → Baylor 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1447 nationally · Signed with Kansas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Baylor's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2022.
- Transferred from Kansas State to Baylor in 2026.
Colby McCalister
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Auburn — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Clear Brook
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2024
Baylor
2026
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Baylor
2025Kansas State
2026Baylor
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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: 2.0 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
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
12 · #526 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #526 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 23 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 27 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 42 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–3
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With N. Bennett — 301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jaheem Joseph’s 2023 season.
Matches Jaheem on
Height
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Jaheem on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Whitner's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2024).
Matches Ashton on
PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Colby McCalister
Background
Previous School: Spent the 2022-25 seasons at Kansas State, playing in 25 games over the 2023-24 seasons. 2025:Did not see game action while recovering from an injury. 2024: Played in 12 regular-season games, including starts vs. Colorado, Arizona State and Cincinnati … Made 24 tackles, broke up...
The secondary · Baylor
- #3Devyn Bobby77 tackles · 2025
- #8Jacob Redding53 tackles · 2025
- #14Daniel Cobbs39 tackles · 2025
- #17Tyler Turner30 tackles · 2025
- #15Colby McCalister2 games · 2026
26 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology