Keldric Faulk

Draft-Week Buzz

• 2026-04-14 [Saints visit] — NO top-30 visit; base-end target for their interior rotation
• 2026-04-07 [Pro Day] — 4.78 40 + 32.5" vertical at 6-5, 270 — confirmed EDGE/DE flex
• 2026-03-28 [All-SEC] — 1st-team All-SEC post-season

Buzz items pulled from beat-writer reports, ESPN/NFL.com transactions, Pro Day recaps, and verified Top 30 visit reports in the 30 days leading into the 2026 NFL Draft. Each linked headline goes to the original source. See our full draft-week news tab for cross-prospect timeline.

Combine / Pro Day Measurables (reported)

Numbers compiled from NFL Scouting Combine results, Pro Day box scores, and beat-writer reports. "Reported" means cross-referenced against multiple sources; verify on nfl.com/combine for definitive marks.

College Career Stats

• 2023 Auburn (Fr): 32 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks
• 2024 Auburn (So): 47 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks
• 2025 Auburn (Jr): 58 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 8 sacks — 1st-team All-SEC

NFL Pro Comparison

Calais Campbell (in his Cardinals years) — power-edge with inside/outside flex, length-driven game, run-down dominance

Mock-Draft Consensus

30-day trend: Rising at Auburn Pro Day

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.

Advanced Stats & Production

Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.

Outcome Range

• Floor: Eight-year 5-tech starter, 5-7 sacks/yr
• Median: Pro Bowl base end with double-digit sack potential in good years
• Ceiling: Cam Heyward / Calais Campbell-tier defensive line cornerstone

Scheme Fit

3-4 base end or 4-3 strong-side DE; thrives in a multi-front scheme that lets him kick inside on third down

Pre-Draft Visits

Top-30 visits with the New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, and New England Patriots

Signature College Game

2025 Iron Bowl vs Alabama: 2.5 sacks, 4 TFL — single-handedly took over the fourth quarter

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Auburn Athletics
• 247Sports

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 Keldric Faulk as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• VERIFIED Kansas City Chiefs: moved on from Michael Danna (speed-rusher) on 2026-02-23. [verified]
  Picks held: R1 #9; R1 #29 via Los Angeles Rams; R2 #40
• REPORTED Miami Dolphins: moved on from Bradley Chubb (speed-rusher).
  Picks held: R1 #11; R1 #30 via Denver; R2 #43
• REPORTED Green Bay Packers: moved on from Rashan Gary (power-rusher).
  Picks held: R2 #52

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

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

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.

Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway

Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 EDGE prospects, his 6-5 / 270 lbs frame sits at the 100th percentile in height and 93rd percentile in weight.
• Position class: Keldric Faulk is EDGE #4 of 27 ranked EDGEs in the 2026 class. Of those, 8 are projected in the R1 range.
• School pipeline: One of 5 Auburn prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only EDGE.

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.

Keldric Faulk’s NFL Archetype: Myles Garrett

Myles Garrett (Cleveland Browns)

Closest EDGE physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-5/270 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 EDGE Rusher Prospects

Closest matches to Keldric Faulk (6-5 / 270 lbs, #4 EDGE) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Akheem MesidorSIZE MATCH Miami (FL) · 6-4/265 lbs · #6 EDGE · R1
• TJ ParkerTIER MATCH Clemson · 6-3/260 lbs · #5 EDGE · R1
• Rueben Bain Jr.TIER MATCH Miami (FL) · 6-3/275 lbs · #2 EDGE · R1 top 10
• Zion Young Missouri · 6-5/255 lbs · #9 EDGE · R2
• David BaileyTIER MATCH Texas Tech · 6-3/250 lbs · #3 EDGE · R1 top 12

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Auburn & The 2026 Class