Kaleb Elarms-Orr

Former linebacker at TCU. 2025: 130 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · TCU · Sr. · #3

6′2″ · 235 lb · Hayward, CA

CFB Index 84 · #39 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by Buffalo — Rd 4, Pick 26, #126 overall

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

130

tackles · 2025

11 TFL · 4 sacks · 2 PBU

Statement game16 tackles · 1.5 TFL · 1 sackat West Virginia (FBS) · W 23-17

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at TCU. 2025: 130 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2021.
Transferred from California to TCU in 2024.
Drafted round 4 by the Buffalo in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at TCU, 271 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #126 overall by Buffalo.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2021

Signed with California3-star out of Moreau Catholic

202413 games

Entered the portal

202513 games

All-Big 12first

2026

Drafted by Buffaloround 4, pick 126

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#404 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #126

Buffalo · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Sonny Dykes

TCU

Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

#126Rd 4 · Pick 26

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning

2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning

2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

84All-Conference level #39 of 583?

High confidenceBounce-Back6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (99th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#7 / 2975 · 100th pct

130

Solo tackles#21 / 2975 · 99th pct

Tackles for loss#74 / 2975 · 97th pct

11.0

QB hurries#117 / 2975 · 95th pct

Sacks#169 / 2975 · 93rd pct

4.0

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	9.7	0.8	0.1	0.1
Road6g	10.3	0.9	0.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	11.8	0.8	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #39 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #39 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	TCU	130	60	11.0	4.0	2	--	--
2024	TCU	54	26	4.5	2.0	--	--	--
2023	California	87	49	3.0	1.0	6	1	--
Career		271	135	18.5	7.0	8	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 30–27

vs USC

11 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With K. Seals — 258 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 65.0 · -2 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · E. Craw — 41 AVG · 50 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week