Draft-Week Buzz
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Scouting Nugget: FCS upside
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Interior D #8 in the 2026 class.
Background
SE Louisiana IDL from Houma, LA; FCS power — dominant Southland production.
College Production
2024-25 SELU: 100+ career tackles, 20 TFL, 10 sacks — FCS All-American.
Scouting Take
Small-school dominator with upside. Level-of-competition risk.
Draft Projection
Round 3. G5/FCS riser with Day 2 ceiling.
Mock-Draft Consensus
| ESPN (Jordan Reid) | PFF Big Board | Jeremiah Top 50 | Consensus Avg | Realistic Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #71 | #111 | — | #91.0 | Picks 70-140 |
30-day trend: Stable
Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits
NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Kaleb Proctor as a Day 2/3 replacement option.
- REPORTED Las Vegas Raiders: moved on from Bilal Nichols (3-tech-DT).
Picks held: R1 #1; R2 #36
Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.
NFL Scheme Fit
NFL Scheme Fit
- Two-gap base DT in a multi-front defense
Houston Texans · Atlanta Falcons · Denver Broncos
Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$5.0M – $8.0M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #65-96 · ~50% guaranteed
Mid-pick band — guarantee % varies pick-to-pick
Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot
Why: IDL listed in their top-5 positional needs; runs a scheme that maximizes his profile.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.
Why: IDL not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 IDL prospects, his 6-3 / 315 lbs frame sits at the 61st percentile in height and 77th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Kaleb Proctor is IDL #8 of 31 ranked IDLs in the 2026 class. Of those, 3 are projected in the R3 range.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Kaleb Proctor’s NFL Archetype: Chris Jones
Chris Jones (Kansas City Chiefs)
Closest IDL physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-3/315 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.
Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.
Similar Interior D Prospects
Closest matches to Kaleb Proctor (6-3 / 315 lbs, #8 IDL) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Lee HunterSIZE MATCH Texas Tech · 6-3/320 lbs · #5 IDL · R1-R2
- Darrell Jackson Jr.SIZE MATCH Florida State · 6-4/325 lbs · #9 IDL · R3
- Gracen HaltonSIZE MATCH Oklahoma · 6-2/310 lbs · #6 IDL · R2
- Rayshaun BennySIZE MATCH Michigan · 6-4/310 lbs · #10 IDL · R3
- Nick BarrettSIZE MATCH South Carolina · 6-4/310 lbs · #11 IDL · R5
SE Louisiana & The 2026 Class
Other R3 prospects in the 2026 class
Different positions, same projected draft tier as Kaleb Proctor.
- Cade Klubnik · QB · Clemson
- Jonah Coleman · RB · Washington
- Skyler Bell · WR · UConn
- Elijah Sarratt · WR · Indiana
- Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · USC
- Sam Roush · TE · Stanford