Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#97
Kelby Collins
Senior defensive lineman on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 285 lb · Birmingham, AL
CFB Index 41 · #264 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Alabama → South Carolina 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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Towson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from Alabama to South Carolina in 2026.
Kelby Collins
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Towson — Week 2, 2026.
2 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.
202311 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Gardendale
20258 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
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Carolina
2025Alabama
2026South Carolina
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Alabama | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida | 24 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 12 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sekou Kromah’s 2025 season.
79%match
Matches Sekou on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Sekou on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson Murphy's junior season at UCLA (2022).
74%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Grayson on
Class year
Sack rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Kelby Collins
The defensive line · South Carolina
- #6Dylan Stewart11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Caleb Herring6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Tomiwa Durojaiye4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #27Drew Collins3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Kelby Collins3 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology