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Player Dossier
2022-2025Central Michigan
Kalen Carroll
DB • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kalen Carroll shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Kalen Carroll built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 6, spending time with Central Michigan and Cincinnati. The clearest part of Kalen Carroll's career...
Read the storyKalen Carroll, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan. Kalen Carroll shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 80
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Kalen Carroll quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Prairie · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DB 147th (top 16%) · Mid-American 64th (top 12%) · National 636th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 44 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Kalen Carroll
Kalen Carroll played DB for Cincinnati and Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kalen Carroll recorded 6 receiving yards and 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 8.5 primary output with 22.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.2 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 Cincinnati, Central Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wagner
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
22.2
Usage
4.3
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Wagner
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 1. San José State: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Michigan: 0. Wagner: 2.5. Eastern Michigan: 0. Akron: 1. Bowling Green: 0. Massachusetts: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Buffalo: 0. Kent State: 0. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 5 by 30.8. San José State: 7 by 39.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 18.3. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Wagner: 2 by 33.3. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 4 by 26.7. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Massachusetts: 4 by 36.7. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wagner
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Northwestern | L 7-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Toledo | L 3-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/20 | @ Kent State | W 28-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | vs Buffalo | W 38-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Western Michigan | L 21-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 38-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Bowling Green | W 27-6 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Akron | L 22-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 24-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs WagnerSplash game | W 49-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Michigan | L 3-63 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Pittsburgh | L 17-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ San José State | W 16-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Kalen Carroll story
Kalen Carroll built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 6, spending time with Central Michigan and Cincinnati. The clearest part of Kalen Carroll's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kalen Carroll'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.
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Cincinnati
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Central Michigan
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 5 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 13.7 | 3.8 | -2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Central Michigan | 8.5 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 8.5 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 9 · L 23-34 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Wagner
Week 4 · W 49-10
2.5
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Houston
Week 4 · W 34-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 136 Massachusetts
Week 9 · W 38-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 51 Northwestern
Week 1 · L 7-34 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
8.5 primary output · 22.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
43.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Central Michigan
43.4
8.5 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
31.8
5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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