Kaleb Proctor DL SE Louisiana |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #2 SUB-POSITION: DT 3-TECH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 03/25/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.79 seconds (79%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #2 | |
| SUB-POSITION: DT 3-TECH | |
| Last Updated: 03/25/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 4.79 seconds (79%*) | |
| Overall Rating: | 83.3 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced | ||
| Offense Rating: |
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56% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Tackling: |
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51% |
| Pass Rush: |
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81% |
| Run Defense: |
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72% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
4th
Overall Rank:
#133
Position rank:
#26 (DL)
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| College Games: 49 College Snaps: 1717 | ||
| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Jalen Redmond - Oklahoma |
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74% |
| Calijah Kancey - Pittsburgh |
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71% |
| Vernon Broughton - Texas |
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69% |
Drafted: ROUND: 4 - Pick Number: 104 (ARI)
Draft Profile: Bio
At Oak Grove High School, Kaleb Proctor was a standout linebacker who helped the Tigers capture back-to-back Class 1A state championships and earned All-State honors along with the District 2-1A Co-Defensive MVP nod as a senior. Playing at the 1A level meant the recruiting trail was quiet, however, and when he committed to Southeastern Louisiana in November 2021, he arrived in Hammond with little fanfare and a lot to prove.Proctor wasted no time making himself known. As a true freshman in 2022, he saw action in all 12 games and logged 16 tackles, two tackles for loss, and a forced fumble despite limited snaps. His sophomore year brought expanded responsibility with 10 starts across 11 games, and the production followed: 26 tackles, five TFLs, 1.5 sacks, and another forced fumble, including a sack and forced fumble in a blowout road win at Texas A&M-Commerce. By 2024, Proctor was a full-time starter and second-team All-Southland selection after posting 49 tackles, six TFLs, and 4.5 sacks, including a two-sack performance against East Texas A&M and a sack in a signature overtime win at Lamar.
His senior season in 2025 was the culmination of four years of steady growth. Proctor was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned First-Team FCS All-American recognition from both FCS Football Central and the AFCA, as well as Second-Team AP FCS All-American honors. He piled up nine sacks and 13 TFLs while anchoring a Southeastern defense that ranked ninth nationally in total defense and seventh in sacks per game. His two-sack, three-TFL performance at No. 3 LSU put him on the national radar in a way FCS players rarely achieve. All 32 NFL teams scouted him in person during the fall, and his dominant showing at the East-West Shrine Bowl in Frisco, where he earned "West All-Practice Team" honors, only reinforced what evaluators saw on tape. He was also named a Buck Buchanan Award finalist, joining elite company in program history. Proctor's career totals: 48 games, 134 tackles, 26 TFLs, 16 sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- First-step quickness is truly special for an interior lineman, and it showed up consistently in one-on-one drills at the Shrine Bowl against FBS competition.
- Owns a deep toolbox of rush moves including clubs, swims, arm-overs, and double-hand swipes, rarely relying on the same counter twice in a game.
- Generates excellent pocket collapse from the three-technique spot, funneling quarterbacks into traffic even when he does not finish the sack himself.
- Fluid hips and natural bend allow him to turn the corner inside, a skill most defensive tackles at this level simply cannot replicate.
- Violent hands at the point of attack with real pop on contact, capable of jolting solo blockers backward and resetting the line of scrimmage.
- Production spiked dramatically each season, going from a rotational freshman contributor to an All-American with nine sacks as a senior, showing a rare developmental arc.
- Thrives as a stunter and looper in designed games, carrying speed through traffic with the body control to redirect and finish at the quarterback.
- Competitive toughness is evident on film, posting two sacks and three TFLs at LSU against offensive linemen who will hear their names called well before him on draft night.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Undersized at 280 pounds with below-average length, and it shows when offensive linemen latch onto his frame and drive him off his spot.
- Tackling consistency is a legitimate concern; his missed tackle rate climbed sharply during his final college season despite facing mostly FCS competition.
- Anchor against the run is unreliable, particularly on double teams and combination blocks where his lack of lower-body mass becomes a clear liability.
- Plays with a high pad level at times, surrendering leverage and making it too easy for bigger guards and centers to walk him out of his gap.
- The FCS competition gap is real and cannot be ignored; the vast majority of his production came against linemen who will never play professional football.
Scouting Report: Summary
Proctor's calling card at the next level is obvious: he can rush the passer from the interior. That pass rush ability is not just good for an FCS player, it is genuinely rare. The burst, the hand violence, the variety of moves, the ability to collapse the pocket from the three-technique are all translatable traits that do not require a leap of faith to envision working on Sundays. His Shrine Bowl week only reinforced this, as he looked every bit the part against blockers from Power Four programs. When a defensive tackle can consistently win one-on-one reps with quickness and technique rather than sheer mass, that kind of skill travels.The concerns are just as clear, though, and they are the kind that will define his NFL ceiling. At 280 pounds with below-average height and length for the position, Proctor is a niche fit. He is not going to hold up as an every-down defender against NFL run games, and his tackling issues in the open field need to be cleaned up quickly. Combination blocks at the college level gave him trouble, and those will only get more frequent and more violent against professional offensive lines. He needs a defensive coordinator who will deploy him in advantageous situations and not ask him to be something he is not.
The path to an NFL roster runs through a specific type of scheme: an aggressive, movement-heavy front that values penetration over two-gapping, where Proctor can be used as a designated pass rusher on obvious passing downs and as a disruptive interior piece in sub-packages. Think of him as a weapon, not a foundation piece. His overall rank in this class reflects a player who does one thing at an extremely high level but carries enough limitations to give teams pause about his every-down viability. In the right situation, with a coaching staff that knows exactly how to use him, Proctor has the upside to become a productive rotational pass rusher who makes offenses account for the interior of their line on third down. That is real value, even if it comes with a narrow margin for error.
Kaleb Proctor percentiles vs other Defensive Lines (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Kaleb Proctor (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
130.8
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
37.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.