Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Kolin Dinkins
Senior safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Wexford, PA · North Allegheny
Transferred Penn State → Temple for 2026
Recruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Penn State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Penn State in 2022.
- Transferred from Penn State to Temple in 2026.
Kolin Dinkins
Kolin Dinkins has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Rhode Island — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Penn Stateout of North Allegheny
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Temple
2025Penn State
2026Temple
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 2.5 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
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Rhode Island
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
With K. Mason — 158 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · J. Bermudez — 15 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Background
Kolin Dinkins' gxg stats 2026 (Redshirt Senior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January. 2025 (Redshirt Junior, Penn State): Played in 13 games and collected eight tackles, all in the first three games. 2024 (Redshirt Sophomore, Penn State): Appeared 15 games, primarily on special teams ... mad...
The secondary · Temple
- #29Avery Powell54 tackles · 2025
- #16Pooh Lawton23 tackles · 2025
- #24Saboor Karriem21 tackles · 2025
- #13Denzel Chavis10 tackles · 2025
- #18Kolin Dinkins8 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology