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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023Penn State
Kalen King
CB • 5'11" • 191 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kalen King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Kalen King built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a cornerback from Detroit, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kalen King's career was his defensive production: 77...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 255
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Kalen King, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Penn State. Kalen King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 23
Quick Answers
Kalen King quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cass Technical · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 35 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · CB 100th (top 25%) · Big Ten 143rd (top 24%) · National 1,397th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 16.8 |
Related Context
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Kalen King played CB for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kalen King recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Penn State paired 23 primary output with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
15.6
Usage
3.2
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. Illinois: 1. Iowa: 0. Northwestern: 0. Ohio State: 1.5. Indiana: 1. Maryland: 0. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 6 by 40. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · +0.5 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
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
40 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Michigan State | W 42-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Rutgers | W 27-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Michigan | L 15-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Maryland | W 51-15 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Indiana | W 33-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ohio State | L 12-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Northwestern | W 41-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Iowa | W 31-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Illinois | W 30-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs West Virginia | W 38-15 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kalen King story
Kalen King built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a cornerback from Detroit, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kalen King's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Kalen King's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 6 | 16.4 | 2.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 23 | 25.6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 23 | 25.6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 3.5 | 15.6 | 3.2 | -19.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan State
Week 13 · W 35-16 · Conference game
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 8 · L 12-20 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 4 · W 33-14
4
Havoc Plays
46.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 9 · L 31-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
45.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Penn State
23 primary output · 25.6 efficiency · 4 usage
48.4
#2
2022 Regular Season · Penn State
48.4
23 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Penn State
19.4
6 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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