Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Kalen Carroll
Senior cornerback on TCU's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Center Grove HS
CFB Index 56 · #219 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Central Michigan → TCU 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★
CB recruit
No. 987 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on TCU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2022.
- Transferred from Central Michigan to TCU in 2026.
Kalen Carroll
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Scott Satterfield, Matt Drinkall and Sonny Dykes. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Grambling, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Center Grove
202513 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
TCU
Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to TCU
2025Central Michigan
2026TCU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Sonny Dykes
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
56 · #219 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #219 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 49 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 19 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 51 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Scooter Jackson’s 2025 season.
89%match
Matches Scooter on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tao Johnson's junior season at Utah (2025).
Matches Tao on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Kalen Carroll
Background
AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2025 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR (13/13) As a redshirt junior defensive back, played in all 13 games with 13 starts at cornerback … earned First Team All-MAC honors by Pro Football Sports & Network … listed as the starting cornerback on the depth chart … concluded the year ranked No. 4...
The secondary · TCU
- #2Jamel Johnson96 tackles · 2025
- #10Jacob Fields90 tackles · 2025
- #12Kalen Carroll49 tackles · 2025
- #1Vernon Glover41 tackles · 2025
- #6Kylin Jackson26 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology