Kelby Collins
South Carolina Gamecocks
84
Good

Kelby Collins

South Carolina GamecocksContender
LDTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Alabama
2nd String / Backup

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Kelby Collins is listed 2nd string at LDT for South Carolina Gamecocks.

Kelby Collins is listed LDT #2 for South Carolina at 84 OVR.

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Depth at LDT · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 19984Gabriel Brownlow-DindyStarter
  2. 29784Kelby CollinsYou
  3. 36565Noah Clark
  4. 49564Christian Ingram

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Gardendale, ranked #43 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 10 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #43 NatlTeam Share3%
Birmingham, AL
Jersey
#97
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
285 lbs
Transfer
Alabama

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1032

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9812
National Rank
#43
High School
Gardendale
Hometown
Gardendale, AL

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 74th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 84. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 74% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 14% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role; −6 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

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

Final W 45-9

Sep 5WKENTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 57-0

Kelby Collins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

10 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.