Player Career

Kalen Carroll Career Story

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

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.

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Central Michigan

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonCincinnati0
2023 Regular SeasonCincinnati516.71.85
2024 Regular SeasonCincinnati313.73.8-2
2025 PostseasonCentral Michigan8.522.24.35.5
2025 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan8.522.24.30

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

1

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

2

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

1

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

0

10+ tackle games