Kaleb Oliver: DB · Western Kentucky · #20.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kaleb Oliver
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Paul Johnson, Geoff Collins and Tyson Helton. The first one came in 2022: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UTSA — Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 1 pass defended. 4 interceptions. 3.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 63 | 42 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 32 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 31 | 19 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 38 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 21 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 185 | 110 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 14 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-27vs Austin Peay | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-17@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-33@ Indiana | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 73-0vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-34vs Troy | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-31@ UTSA | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs UAB | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-40vs North Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-7@ Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-10vs Rice | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-41@ Auburn | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-31@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 44-23vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 42 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
Week 11 · 2022
W 45-10
vs Rice
1 interception · 1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss
Dominant 35-point win at home against Rice.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL63 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
60.9%
620 pass / 398 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
605 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia Tech and Western Kentucky, 185 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Johnson, Geoff Collins and Tyson Helton.
