2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Kelton McCaslin
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Wyoming — Week 5, 2026.
19 tackles · 6 sacks
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 19 | 9 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Career | 19 | 9 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 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 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10@ Sacramento State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-13@ UNLV | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-21@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 8.5 | 6.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-7 vs UTEP, play by play
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. First quarter, down 7-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 6 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How North Dakota State’s defense played that day
UTEP’s 10 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 7. His sack came with North Dakota State down 7.
1 tackle. The pressure he forced on 3rd and 8 ended New Mexico’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback on 3rd and 8. First quarter, down 7-0. Ended New Mexico’s drive (int).
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 14-0.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Second quarter, up 17-0.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 9th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 30-7.
Week 1 · 2026
W 33-7
1.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against Jacksonville State.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
32%6 sacksTFL rate
45%8 TFLHurry rate
16%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
67%6 of 9 pressures19 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #23 at the position.
The No. 3,236 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mountain West.
