Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-0vs West Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Tyler Hallum
Senior defensive back on Kennesaw State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 187 lb · Marietta, GA
CFB Index 62 · #109 of 327 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Kennesaw State 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 story
4 defensive back on Kennesaw State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearTyler Hallum
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Tyler Hallum has been at Kennesaw State through two head coaches in two seasons. 2024 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 3 tackles against West Georgia — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202412 games
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kennesaw State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Chandler Burks
Kennesaw State
2026era →
Jerry Mack
Kennesaw State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kennesaw State2-10HC: Chandler Burks · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kennesaw State1-1HC: Jerry Mack · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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
Jerry Mack
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 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 56 | 46 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 61 | 49 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 47–0
vs West Georgia
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 47-point win at home against West Georgia.
With T. Morgan — 76 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · R. Collins — 156 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.3 · 51 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dontae Balfour’s 2023 season.
83%match
All-AAC
Matches Dontae on
Tackle volume
Class year
PD rate
Differs from Dontae on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dontae Balfour's sophomore season at Charlotte (2023).
89%match
All-AAC
Matches Dontae on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Hallum
The secondary · Kennesaw State
- #9Isaac Paul57 tackles · 2025
- #12Kody Jones29 tackles · 2025
- #4Alex Ford23 tackles · 2025
- Perry Fisher21 tackles · 2025
- #20Tyler Hallum2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Kennesaw State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology