Player Career

Kaleb Cost Career Story

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Player Story

Kaleb Cost story

Kaleb Cost built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 21, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Kaleb Cost's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with North Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kaleb Cost's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 receiving yards and 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Kaleb Cost moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonNorth Carolina240.84.5
2024 PostseasonNorth Carolina928.75.97
2024 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina928.75.90
2025 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina824.36.2-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Carolina Central

Week 3 · W 45-10

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

91.1 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 115 Syracuse

Week 10 · W 27-10 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 76 UCF

Week 4 · L 9-34

1

Havoc Plays

63.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 37 TCU

Week 1 · L 14-48

1

Havoc Plays

61.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

#5

@ West Virginia

Week 1 · L 10-30 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

59.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · North Carolina

8 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 6.2 usage

56.1

#2

2023 Postseason · North Carolina

50.1

2 primary · 40.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · North Carolina

47.9

9 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games