Kaleb Burns
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the Baylor linebacker corps. On tape: 7 tackles against Arizona State, Week 5, 2026.
24 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17vs Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-19vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-19@ Arizona State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 6-17vs TCU | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25@ Kansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-9@ UCF | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Oct. 30 · W 41-9 at UCF, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 0-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Baylor’s defense played that day
UCF’s 15 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Second quarter, down 7-6.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%4 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksPD rate
8%2 pass breakups24 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Dave Aranda — 10-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
49.7%
309 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
77.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #170 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
