Junior linebacker for Kansas. 2021: 16 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′0″ · 214 lb · Wichita, KS
The story
3 linebacker for Kansas. 2021: 16 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2569 nationally · Signed with Kansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonNick Channel
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Nick Channel has been at Kansas through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 9, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 46 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021
W 57–56
at Texas
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Edged out Texas on the road in a shootout.
With J. Daniels — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.1 · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · D. Neal — 143 rush yds (24 car) · 3 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-45vs Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-52@ Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-59@ Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-35vs Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-55@ Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 57-56@ Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-31@ TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Kelvin Johnson’s 2020 season.
Matches Kelvin on
Differs from Kelvin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Ford's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2024).
Matches Alex on
Player DNA