Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#41
Kylan Salter
Senior defensive end on Colorado's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Cedar Hill, TX · Cedar Hill
Returning to Colorado for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Weber State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Colorado's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2023.
- Transferred from TCU to Colorado in 2025.
Kylan Salter
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs.
0 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
His career
2023
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Cedar Hill
20255 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Colorado
Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 0.0 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
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
1 QB HUR
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Colorado
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #67
Background
AT COLORADO 2025 (So.) Played in 10 games during the 2025 season. He missed two games due to injury. Salter finished the season with six total tackles, four unassisted tackles, and half a tackle for loss. He played the fifth most snaps on special teams with 162 on four different units: kickoff, k...
The defensive line · Colorado
- #97Santana Hopper8.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Dylan Manuel7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #45Vili Taufatofua7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Yamil Talib4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Kylan Salter1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology