Kelby Collins

DL • 6'4" • 275 lbs • Gardendale, AL, USA

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Kelby Collins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.

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27%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Florida • Alabama
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Player Story

Kelby Collins built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Gardendale, AL wearing No. 17, spending time with Alabama and Florida. The clearest part of Kelby Collins' career was his...

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Class 2023 · Rating 0.9764

Gardendale · Gardendale, AL

Committed To: Florida
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Alabama · DL
Career Tackles: 41
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
Best season: 2024 Regular Season · Florida
Top game: Arkansas
Recruit profile: 4-star · Gardendale · Florida
High school pipeline: Gardendale · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 17 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank: 10 tackles · DL 646th (top 60%) · SEC 352nd (top 47%) · National 2,959th (top 48%)

Kelby Collins played DL for Florida and Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kelby Collins recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Florida.

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