Defensive back, Chattanooga (from Eastern Illinois), 2021–25
Kaelin Drakeford
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 201 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Harrodsburg, KY
Kaelin Drakeford played defensive back at Eastern Illinois (2021–24) and Chattanooga (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chattanooga | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 28 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Illinois | 22 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 22 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 22 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 22 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Chattanooga | 22 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 201 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Chattanooga 2 games, 5 tackles, 1 INT
2024 Eastern Illinois 3 games, 9 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Illinois | L 0–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northwestern | L 7–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Illinois State | L 7–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Bowling Green | L 15–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Northern Illinois | L 27–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 5 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at South Carolina | L 0–46 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 11 at Dayton, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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