#20

Kaleb Oliver

Senior defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2022: 4 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 63 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #20

6′4″ · 215 lb · Murfreesboro, TN

CFB Index 82 · #29 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceWestern Kentucky 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 524 nationally · Signed with Georgia Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2022: 4 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 63 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 185 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2017

Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Oakland

20219 games

Entered the portal

202214 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#524 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019–2022

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Georgia Tech7-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

2019Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Georgia Tech3-7HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

82All-Conference level #29 of 493?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (93rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Interceptions#22 / 811 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#175 / 2755 · 93rd pct

Tackles#315 / 2755 · 88th pct

Sacks#517 / 2755 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Tackles for loss#868 / 2755 · 66th pct

3.5

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th 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

2022 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.8	0.3	0.2	0.0
Road8g	4.2	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #29 of 493 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.

Career stats

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 38–27

vs Austin Peay

2 SOLO · 5 TOT

With T. Ellard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 45 AVG · A. Reed — 279 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 76.5 · 6 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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 44-23@ South Alabama	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Total		63	42	3.5	2.0	4	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology