Kaleb Elarms-Orr: LB · TCU · #3.
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Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2025: All-Big 12. On tape: 16 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia, Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
130 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-14@ North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-21vs Abilene Christian | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs SMU | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Arizona State | 13 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 35-21vs Colorado | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-41@ Kansas State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-36vs Baylor | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 23-17@ West Virginia | 16 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20vs Iowa State | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-44@ No. 12 BYU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-14@ No. 25 Houston | 15 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-23vs Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs No. 16 USC | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 130 | 60 | 11.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
130tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%11 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups130 tackles · 11 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 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
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
51.9%
460 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #39 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at California and TCU, 271 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #126 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Wilcox and Sonny Dykes.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo Bills2026 NFL rookie season
Buffalo Bills2026 NFL rookie season
