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Jersey Number 7
Kaleb Patterson
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 186
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School:
- Terry
- Prev School:
- Illinois
2025 AT UNIV. OF ILLINOIS: Played in 10 games – with starts against Western Illinois, Duke and Indiana – as he saw time on 216 defensive snaps and 11 special teams plays... Totaled 15 tackles, a pass breakup and two fumble recoveries, the latter of which tied for 14th in the nation... Carded a season-high four tackles at Duke, while he had three at Indiana and two apiece against Western Illinois and Purdue... Recovered fumbles in each of the first two games against Western Illinois and Duke... Broke up a pass against Rutgers.
2024 AT UNIV. OF ILLINOIS: Started all 12 games played, coming away with 31 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a recovery over 564 defensive snaps... Also saw time on 31 special teams plays... Had a career-high five tackles against Kansas, while he had four apiece against Michigan, Oregon and South Carolina, the latter being the Citrus Bowl... Recorded a TFL and a fumble recovery against Eastern Michigan, while he had another TFL at Nebraska... Broke up a pair of passes against Purdue... Forced a fumble against South Carolina.
2023 AT UNIV. OF ILLINOIS: Saw time in four games as he retained his redshirt... Played as a reserve defensive back at Iowa, while he played on special teams against the Hawkeyes, Maryland, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played the 2022 season at Pearl River under head coach Seth Smith... Rated the 38th-best overall community college prospect in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, while he was ranked No. 42 by ESPN and No. 32 by Rivals... Regarded as the fifth-best community college safety in the class by 247Sports and ninth best by On3 and ESPN... Played in nine games and recorded 12 tackles to go along with four pass breakups and two forced fumbles... Tallied a season-high four tackles against Copiah-Lincoln, which included a forced fumble... Also forced a fumble the week prior at Jones... Had two pass breakups at Southwest Mississippi and one apiece against Northeast Mississippi and Mississippi Gulf Coast.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Terry under head coach Kris Thigpen... Named the 2022 Mississippi High School Activities Association 6A Defensive Back of the Year, while he picked up all-region and all-district honors... Tallied 35 tackles, two pass breakups and one pick during his senior campaign.
PERSONAL: Kaleb Patterson was born December 14, 2003... Son of Floyd and Kendra Patterson.
2024 AT UNIV. OF ILLINOIS: Started all 12 games played, coming away with 31 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a recovery over 564 defensive snaps... Also saw time on 31 special teams plays... Had a career-high five tackles against Kansas, while he had four apiece against Michigan, Oregon and South Carolina, the latter being the Citrus Bowl... Recorded a TFL and a fumble recovery against Eastern Michigan, while he had another TFL at Nebraska... Broke up a pair of passes against Purdue... Forced a fumble against South Carolina.
2023 AT UNIV. OF ILLINOIS: Saw time in four games as he retained his redshirt... Played as a reserve defensive back at Iowa, while he played on special teams against the Hawkeyes, Maryland, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played the 2022 season at Pearl River under head coach Seth Smith... Rated the 38th-best overall community college prospect in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, while he was ranked No. 42 by ESPN and No. 32 by Rivals... Regarded as the fifth-best community college safety in the class by 247Sports and ninth best by On3 and ESPN... Played in nine games and recorded 12 tackles to go along with four pass breakups and two forced fumbles... Tallied a season-high four tackles against Copiah-Lincoln, which included a forced fumble... Also forced a fumble the week prior at Jones... Had two pass breakups at Southwest Mississippi and one apiece against Northeast Mississippi and Mississippi Gulf Coast.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Terry under head coach Kris Thigpen... Named the 2022 Mississippi High School Activities Association 6A Defensive Back of the Year, while he picked up all-region and all-district honors... Tallied 35 tackles, two pass breakups and one pick during his senior campaign.
PERSONAL: Kaleb Patterson was born December 14, 2003... Son of Floyd and Kendra Patterson.
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