Defensive back, North Carolina, 2023–26
Kaleb Cost
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
Kaleb Cost plays defensive back for North Carolina. Last time out, at Pittsburgh: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
16 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at Pittsburgh, W 21–17
Next game: vs. Syracuse, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. North Carolina Central, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 61 | 43 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 45 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | North Carolina | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 127 | 89 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Carolina | 2 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina | 2 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | North Carolina | 2 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | North Carolina | 2 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 195 |
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
2026 North Carolina 5 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. TCU | W 15–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 35–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Clemson | L 20–28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Notre Dame | L 26–37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 21–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 North Carolina 11 games, 45 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.TCU | L 14–48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Charlotte | W 20–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Richmond | W 41–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at UCF | L 9–34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Clemson | L 10–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at California | L 18–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Virginia | L 16–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at Syracuse | W 27–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Stanford | W 20–15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Duke | L 25–32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at NC State | L 19–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 North Carolina 12 games, 61 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Minnesota | W 19–17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 45–10 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. James Madison | L 50–70 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atDuke | L 20–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 24–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 34–41 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia | W 41–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Florida State | W 35–11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Wake Forest | W 31–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Boston College | L 21–41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.NC State | L 30–35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. UConn | L 14–27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 North Carolina 1 game, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | L 10–30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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