Kalvin Dinkins
Mississippi State Bulldogs
68
Depth

Kalvin Dinkins

Mississippi State BulldogsContender
DTDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Kalvin Dinkins starting?

Kalvin Dinkins is listed 3rd string at DT for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Redshirt senior · #35 · 6'2", 320 lbs

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Depth at DT · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 14268DJ ReedStarter
  2. 22368Trevion Williams
  3. 33568Kalvin DinkinsYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lake HS, ranked #926 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 27 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #926 Natl3-Yr Total32 tackles · 3 sacksTeam Share4%Percentile82th
Lake, MS
Jersey
#35
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
320 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252732
2024211
2023300

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
0.8633
National Rank
#926
High School
Lake HS
Hometown
Lake, MS

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 68. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −12 depth penalty

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 3LALATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-23

Sep 26WMIZTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-24

Sep 19WSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-34

Sep 12WMINNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-13

Sep 5WULMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-13

Kalvin Dinkins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

27 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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