Kelan Butler
Georgia State Panthers
75
Solid

Kelan Butler

Georgia State PanthersRebuilding
JACKDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Kelan Butler starting?

Kelan Butler is the projected starter at JACK for Georgia State Panthers.

Sophomore · #45 · 6'3", 240 lbs

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Depth at JACK · Georgia State Panthers

  1. 14575Kelan ButlerStarter
  2. 2458Xavier Esquillien
  3. 33552Khalid Feliz
  4. 49348Aaron Moore
  5. 54348Zion Lawson

Georgia State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Jefferson, ranked #969 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 24 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #969 NatlTeam Share2%
Jefferson, GA
Jersey
#45
Class
SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
240 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252410

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
0.8697
National Rank
#969
High School
Jefferson
Hometown
Jefferson, GA

Why this rating?

On a 70-rated defense; 61th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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 3WODUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-10

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

Final W 35-14

Sep 19LUCFTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 44-30

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

Final W 31-17

Sep 4WNCATTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-10

Kelan Butler's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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75
Solid
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Team Role

24 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.