Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Illinois
Khalan Tolson
LB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
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Khalan Tolson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Khalan Tolson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 45, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Khalan Tolson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Khalan Tolson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Illinois. Khalan Tolson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 126
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Khalan Tolson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 126
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Admiral Farragut Academy · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Admiral Farragut Academy · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · LB 316th (top 26%) · Big Ten 75th (top 12%) · National 667th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 29 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 35 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 48 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38.5 |
Related Context
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Khalan Tolson played LB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Khalan Tolson recorded 126 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Illinois paired 9.5 primary output with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
26.5
Usage
5.9
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Virginia: 0. Purdue: 0. Charlotte: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 3. Rutgers: 2. Minnesota: 1. Iowa: 0.5. Northwestern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 6 by 25. Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 5 by 20.8. Charlotte: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 9 by 37.5. Penn State: 6 by 55. Rutgers: 2 by 28.3. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 5 by 25.8. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
55 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Northwestern | W 47-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Iowa | L 23-33 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Minnesota | W 14-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs RutgersSplash game | L 14-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Penn StateSplash game | W 20-18 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-24 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Charlotte | W 24-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Purdue | L 9-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Virginia | L 14-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs UTSA | L 30-37 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Khalan Tolson story
Khalan Tolson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a linebacker from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 45, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Khalan Tolson's career was his defensive production: 126 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Khalan Tolson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 7 | 1.2 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 3.5 | 24.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 3.5 | 24.2 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 9.5 | 34.4 | 11.8 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 6.5 | 26.5 | 5.9 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 8 · W 20-18 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 11 · W 23-20 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · W 37-34 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 12 · W 41-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#5
vs California
Week 1 · L 20-35 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
9.5 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Illinois
38.9
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
38.5
6.5 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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