Kelan Butler
Georgia State Panthers
67
Depth

Kelan Butler

Georgia State PanthersRebuilding
JACKDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

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

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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 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #969 NatlTeam Share2%
Jefferson, GA
Jersey
#45
Class
SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
235 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 64-rated defense; 60th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 60% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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.

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Team Role

24 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at JACK · Georgia State Panthers

  1. 14567Kelan ButlerStarter
  2. 2451Xavier Esquillien
  3. 34351Zion Lawson
  4. 43541Khalid Feliz
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.