Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Kaleb Harris
Junior safety on Auburn's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 204 lb · Bessemer, AL · Thompson
CFB Index 53 · #242 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Auburn for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 666 nationally · Signed with Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Auburn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Auburn in 2024.
In Their Words
96 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Kaleb Harris
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Kaleb Harris has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Auburn. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Baylor — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202412 games
- Signed with Auburn3-star out of Thompson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Auburn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2026Auburn2-0HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
53 · #242 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #242 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #9 of 28 SEC Ss
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Auburn
Returning around him
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (39 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #18 · 2026 recruiting class #31
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marvin Burks Jr.’s 2025 season.
Matches Marvin on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Marvin on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kyland Reed's sophomore season at Baylor (2025).
Matches Kyland on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kaleb Harris
The secondary · Auburn
- #23Fred Gaskin53 tackles · 2025
- #8Kaleb Harris50 tackles · 2025
- #5Eric Winters33 tackles · 2025
- Sylvester Smith28 tackles · 2025
- #14Shamar Arnoux27 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology