Player Career

Colby McCalister Career Story

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

Player Story

Colby McCalister story

Colby McCalister built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Colby McCalister's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Colby McCalister's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonKansas State0
2023 PostseasonKansas State3.513.43.13.5
2023 Regular SeasonKansas State3.513.43.10
2024 Regular SeasonKansas State19.61.7-2.5
2025 Regular SeasonKansas State0-1

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Kansas State to BaylorP4 to P476.6Jan 10, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Baylor

Week 11 · W 59-25 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

75.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.

#2

vs NC State

Week 1 · W 28-19 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

43.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Arizona

Week 3 · W 31-7 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

36.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Cincinnati

Week 13 · W 41-15 · Conference game

0

Havoc Plays

23.3 takeover

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 23.3 takeover score.

#5

@ Missouri

Week 3 · L 27-30

0.5

Havoc Plays

19.5 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 19.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Kansas State

3.5 primary output · 13.4 efficiency · 3.1 usage

37.1

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kansas State

37.1

3.5 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 3.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Kansas State

13.8

1 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 1.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games