Kaleb Cost

DB · #2 · North Carolina · SR · 5'11" · 195 · Atlanta, GA

Projected NB starter

16 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

38 Career games (25 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
2026	North Carolina	5	3	16	0	0	0	0
2025	North Carolina	11	8	43	0	2	1	1
2024	North Carolina	13	13	61	0.5	2	2	2
2023	North Carolina	9	1	5	0	0	0	0

Tackles per game 3.2 78

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 7.4% 93

Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 25

Sack rate 4.9% 30

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	@ TCU	4
W3	@ CLEM	4

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#761

John Stone IOL · Washington Township RUTG

#761 Jeremiah Collins ATH · Oakland

#769

Kaleb Cost CB · Sandy Creek UNC

#771

Isaiah Kema IOL · Wolfforth Frenship OSU

#771

Phillip Daniels IOL · Princeton MINN

CBs in the class

#75 Jaylen Aborom Oak Grove HS MSST

#75

Jace Arnold Marietta WIS

#77

Kaleb Cost Sandy Creek UNC

#79 Ty Adams Swainsboro UNC

#80 Ryan Robinson Jr. Edna Karr LSU

2026 · 0th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 72th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.