Kaleb Cost
North Carolina Tar Heels
90
Elite

Kaleb Cost

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NBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Kaleb Cost is the projected starter at NB for North Carolina Tar Heels.

Senior · #2 · 5'11", 195 lbs

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Depth at NB · North Carolina Tar Heels

  1. 1290Kaleb CostStarter
  2. 2380Ade Willie

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Sandy Creek, ranked #769 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 45 tackles, 1 INT, 5 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 88th-percentile production nationally — good for a 90 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #769 Natl3-Yr Total111 tacklesTeam Share8%Percentile88th
Atlanta, GA
Jersey
#2
Class
SR
Height
5'11"
Weight
195 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254515
20246124
2023502

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8733
National Rank
#769
High School
Sandy Creek
Hometown
Tyrone, GA

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 88th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 90.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 88% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WPITTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-17

Oct 3LNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 37-26

Sep 19LCLEMTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-20

Sep 12WETSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-3

Aug 29WTCUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 15-10

Kaleb Cost's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

45 tkl · 5 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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