Kansas State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
McCalister, Colby
Jersey Number 2
Colby McCalister
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Clear Brook
Bio
2024: Saw action in every regular-season game, including starts against Colorado, Arizona State and Cincinnati… Registered 24 tackles, a fumble recovery and pass breakup on the season over 299 defensive snaps, including a career-high 51 snaps against Arizona State… Tied his career high with six tackles against Cincinnati, while he had five against Oklahoma State and four at Tulane… Returned a blocked punt one yard for a touchdown against UT Martin, while he broke up a pass against Arizona and recovered a fumble against Oklahoma State… Tied for fourth on the team with three special teams tackles.
2023: Saw action in all 13 games during his first season on the field, which included starts in the season opener against SEMO and the Pop-Tarts Bowl against NC State... Came away with 27 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, one pass breakup and one forced fumble over his 223 defensive snaps and 122 special teams plays... Carded a season-high six tackles against NC State and had four apiece against Texas Tech and Baylor, the latter in which he recorded his first-career sack and a forced fumble... His pass breakup came against NC State.
2022: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter at Clear Brook under John Towels... Regarded as the 87th-best cornerback in the Class of 2022 by ESPN... A three-time all-district selection who earned 2021 academic all-state honors... Totaled 63 tackles and two interceptions over his three-year prep career... Also competed in baseball and track and field.
PERSONAL: Colby McCalister was born March 7, 2004, in Houston, Texas... Son of Twana McCalister... Has two siblings, Cameron and Reggie... Majoring in business administration.
2023: Saw action in all 13 games during his first season on the field, which included starts in the season opener against SEMO and the Pop-Tarts Bowl against NC State... Came away with 27 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, one pass breakup and one forced fumble over his 223 defensive snaps and 122 special teams plays... Carded a season-high six tackles against NC State and had four apiece against Texas Tech and Baylor, the latter in which he recorded his first-career sack and a forced fumble... His pass breakup came against NC State.
2022: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year starter at Clear Brook under John Towels... Regarded as the 87th-best cornerback in the Class of 2022 by ESPN... A three-time all-district selection who earned 2021 academic all-state honors... Totaled 63 tackles and two interceptions over his three-year prep career... Also competed in baseball and track and field.
PERSONAL: Colby McCalister was born March 7, 2004, in Houston, Texas... Son of Twana McCalister... Has two siblings, Cameron and Reggie... Majoring in business administration.
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