Kaleb Purdy
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Old Dominion — Week 6, 2026.
50 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-41@ NC State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10vs Old Dominion | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32@ Coastal Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31vs James Madison | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-19@ Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 3-19 at Georgia Southern, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How App State’s defense played that day
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 7, sacks included.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Week 2 · 2026
W 27-24
1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL50 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
51.1%
280 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
50 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #203 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lance Leipold and Dowell Loggains.
