Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#41
Kaleb Burns
Sophomore linebacker for Baylor. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 224 lb · Houston, TX · Cy Falls HS
Returning to Baylor for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Auburn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Baylor. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Baylor in 2025.
Kaleb Burns
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Second year in the Baylor linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Auburn, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20256 games
- Signed with Baylor4-star out of Cy Falls
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Baylor
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Aranda — 6-8 over that span.
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 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 · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–3
1 TOT
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
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Baylor
Returning around him
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Carson Schwesinger’s 2022 season.
70%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 1
Matches Carson on
Solo tackle rate
Class year
Differs from Carson on
TFL rate (higher)
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Corey Platt Jr.'s freshman season at Tulane (2022).
68%match
Matches Corey on
Height
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Corey on
Hurry rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Sack rate (lower)
Background
2025 (Freshman): Made collegiate debut with reserve action in all 12 games, totaling 18 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, with an interception and two QB hurries … Picked off a pass vs. Samford in his third collegiate game … Made first career tackles with three stops, including a TFL and a QB hu...
The linebacker corps · Baylor
- #36Kedrick Walker57 tackles · 2025
- #10Kyland Reed50 tackles · 2025
- #31Anthony Crenshaw17 tackles · 2025
- #41Kaleb Burns17 tackles · 2025
- #5Travion Barnes11 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology