Player Career

Kaleb Elarms-Orr Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    California

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    TCU

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2021202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonCalifornia0
2022 Regular SeasonCalifornia00
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia1746.910.817
2024 PostseasonTCU8.523.86.1-8.5
2024 Regular SeasonTCU8.523.86.10
2025 PostseasonTCU2355.516.614.5
2025 Regular SeasonTCU2355.516.60

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024California to TCUP4 to P485.6Dec 4, 2023

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

5

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

3

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