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Player Dossier
2021-2025TCU
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Hayward, CA, USA
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Kaleb Elarms-Orr shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 55.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- California • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Kaleb Elarms-Orr built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Hayward, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with California and TCU. The clearest part of Kaleb Elarms-Orr's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 126
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Kaleb Elarms-Orr, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · TCU. Kaleb Elarms-Orr shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 55.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 271
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Kaleb Elarms-Orr quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 271
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · TCU
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Moreau Catholic · California
- High school pipeline
- Moreau Catholic · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 4 · Pick 26 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 130 tackles · LB 7th (top 1%) · Big 12 1st (top 1%) · National 7th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 11 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 65.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | TCU | 13 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | TCU | 13 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | TCU | 13 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 77.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | TCU | 13 | 119 | 9.5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 77.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California to TCU | P4 to P4 | 85.6 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Kaleb Elarms-Orr played LB for California and TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kaleb Elarms-Orr recorded 271 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
TCU paired 23 primary output with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across California, TCU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · TCU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
55.5
Usage
16.6
Consistency
53.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 2.5. North Carolina: 0. Abilene Christian: 0. SMU: 5. Arizona State: 5. Colorado: 2. Kansas State: 0. Baylor: 2. West Virginia: 2.5. Iowa State: 1. BYU: 0. Houston: 2. Cincinnati: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 11 by 70.8. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Abilene Christian: 7 by 29.2. SMU: 8 by 83.3. Arizona State: 13 by 100. Colorado: 9 by 57.5. Kansas State: 8 by 33.3. Baylor: 16 by 70. West Virginia: 16 by 75. Iowa State: 12 by 60. BYU: 7 by 29.2. Houston: 15 by 70. Cincinnati: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs USC10+ tackles · Splash game | W 30-27 | 11 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Cincinnati | W 45-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Houston10+ tackles · Splash game | W 17-14 | 15 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ BYU | L 13-44 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Iowa State10+ tackles | L 17-20 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ West Virginia10+ tackles · Splash game | W 23-17 | 16 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Baylor10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-36 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Kansas State | L 28-41 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 35-21 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Arizona State10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 24-27 | 13 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs SMUSplash game | W 35-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Abilene Christian | W 42-21 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/2 | @ North Carolina | W 48-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kaleb Elarms-Orr story
Kaleb Elarms-Orr built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Hayward, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with California and TCU. The clearest part of Kaleb Elarms-Orr's career was his defensive production: 271 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with TCU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kaleb Elarms-Orr's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California and TCU.
The arc is straightforward: Kaleb Elarms-Orr moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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California
2021-2023
Opening stop
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TCU
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 17 | 46.9 | 10.8 | 17 |
| 2024 Postseason | TCU | 8.5 | 23.8 | 6.1 | -8.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | TCU | 8.5 | 23.8 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | TCU | 23 | 55.5 | 16.6 | 14.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | TCU | 23 | 55.5 | 16.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 60 Arizona State
Week 5 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 23 SMU
Week 4 · W 35-24 · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana
Week 1 · W 34-3 · Postseason
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Idaho
Week 3 · W 31-17
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 11 · W 42-39 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · TCU
23 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 16.6 usage
77.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · TCU
77.2
23 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 16.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · California
65.3
17 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 10.8 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
14
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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