Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Kansas State
Colby McCalister
S • 5'10" • 198 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Colby McCalister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Colby McCalister, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Kansas State. Colby McCalister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 1.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Colby McCalister quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · S
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Kansas State
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clear Brook · Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Clear Brook · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas State | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas State | 11 | 21 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas State | 11 | 23 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 13.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Colby McCalister played S for Kansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Colby McCalister recorded 50 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Kansas State paired 3.5 primary output with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
13.4
Usage
3.1
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 1. Southeast Missouri State: 0. Missouri: 0.5. UCF: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Texas Tech: 0. TCU: 0. Texas: 0. Baylor: 2. Kansas: 0. Iowa State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 6 by 35. Southeast Missouri State: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 1 by 9.2. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 4 by 16.7. TCU: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 4 by 36.7. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs NC State | W 28-19 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Iowa State | L 35-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Kansas | W 31-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 59-25 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Texas | L 30-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs TCU | W 41-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Texas Tech | W 38-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/6 | @ Oklahoma State | L 21-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs UCF | W 44-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Missouri | L 27-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 45-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Kansas State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas State | 3.5 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3.5 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas State | 1 | 9.6 | 1.7 | -2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | -1 |
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
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