Kalen DeLoach: LB · Florida State · #4.
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Kalen DeLoach
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons at Florida State span two head coaches: Willie Taggart and Mike Norvell. The first career honor came in 2023: ACC Linebacker Player of the Week. On tape: 10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Miami, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 10.5 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | 67 | 34 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 55 | 29 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 69 | 38 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 201 | 109 | 22.5 | 11.5 | 11 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24vs No. 5 LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-13vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-29@ Boston College | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ Clemson | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-17vs Virginia Tech | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-3vs Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20vs No. 16 Duke | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16@ Wake Forest | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20vs Miami | 10 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 24-15@ Florida | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 16-6vs No. 15 Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 3-63vs No. 6 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 34 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 27-20
vs Miami
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%10 TFLSack rate
11%8 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups67 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 7.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
49.3%
433 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
62.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
469 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #25 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida State, 201 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, and Mike Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.
