#12

Kahlef Hailassie

Junior defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2022: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · Jr. · #12

6′1″ · 200 lb · Elk Grove, CA

CFB Index 89 · #12 of 322 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceWestern Kentucky 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1107 nationally · Signed with Oregon

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2022: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon in 2018.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 124 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

  • Signed with Oregon3-star out of Cosumnes Oaks

202113 games

The role got bigger.

  • All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202212 games

  • All-Conference USAsecond

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1107 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2018–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM

All-Conference USA 2nd team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches
2018
Mike Sanford Jr.
Western Kentucky
2019
Tyson Helton
Western Kentucky
era →
2021–2022
Tyson Helton
Western Kentucky

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology