Kalen Carroll

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Center Grove H.S.
Previous School:
Cincinnati
Major:
Sport Management

CAREER

Transferred to Central Michigan after playing three seasons at Cincinnati (2022-24) … Enrolled at Central Michigan in January 2025 … In three years at Cincinnati, played in 18 games with 13 starts at cornerback and made 31 career tackles … In three-year combined career, played in 31 games with 26 starts at cornerback, made 83 tackles (51 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss, broke up 13 passes, forced one fumble, and intercepted two passes.

2025

As a redshirt junior defensive back, played in all 13 games with 13 starts at cornerback … Earned First Team All-MAC honors by Pro Football Sports & Network … Listed as the starting cornerback on the depth chart … Concluded the year ranked No. 4 on the team in total tackles (31 solo) with 2.0 tackles for loss for six yards, two interceptions, No. 2 on the squad with seven pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and a forced fumble … Made at least two tackles in all 13 games … Finished the GameAbove Sports Bowl with five tackles (three solo) and an interception vs. Northwestern (12/26) … Made four tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup in the season finale vs. Toledo (11/29) … Finished with three tackles and a pass breakup vs. Buffalo (11/12) … Totaled four tackles (three solo) at Western Michigan (11/1) … Finished with four tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, one interception and a pass breakup vs. Massachusetts (10/25) … Made four tackles at Bowling Green (10/18) … Finished with four tackles and a pass breakup at Akron (10/4) … Totaled six tackles (four solo), 0.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble vs. Eastern Michigan (9/27) … Registered two tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback hurry, and a pass breakup vs. Wagner (9/20) … Finished with five tackles (one solo) at Michigan (9/13) … Has a pass breakup and two tackles at Pittsburgh (9/6) … Totaled a season-high seven tackles (five solo) with a pass breakup in the season opener at San Jose State (8/29).

2024 AT CINCINNATI

As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, started 10 games … Finished the year with 19 total tackles (13 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss for nine yards and a pass breakup … Made a season-high three tackles vs. Miami, Houston, Texas Tech and Arizona State … Registered tackles for loss vs. Houston and Colorado.

2023 AT CINCINNATI

As a redshirt freshman defensive back, started the final four games at cornerback … Named to the Big 12 Fall All-Academic Team … Finished with 12 tackles over eight games overall … First career start came against Central Florida … Tallied two tackles and two pass breakups against the Knights … Also had two tackles and two pass breakups at Houston, helping lead Cincinnati to its first-ever Big 12 victory … Had a season-high four tackles and one pass breakup vs. Kansas.

2022 AT CINCINNATI

As a true freshman, did not appear in any games … Earned redshirt … Enrolled at Cincinnati in January 2022.

HIGH SCHOOL

A December 2021 graduate of Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Ind., where he played varsity football for head coach Eric Moore …Named to the preseason Indiana All-State team prior to his senior year in 2021 … Member of the Indianapolis Star preseason Super Team … Had three interceptions and six passes defended his senior season … Led Center Grove to a 14-0 season, undefeated 7-0 conference record, and an Indiana Class 6A state championship in 2021 … Returned an interception and a blocked field goal for touchdowns in one game his senior year … Consensus three-star prospect … Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, 247sports.com, ESPN, and ON3.com … Ranked among the state of Indiana’s top-20 players … Ranked among the Top 100 defensive back recruits in the nation.

PERSONAL

Born Kalen Carroll on May 6, 2004 … Son of Muncie and Ebonie Carroll … Has a brother Nike and a sister Dawsyn … Originally recruited by Cincinnati, Boston College, Indiana, and Kansas, along with Ball State, Bowling Green, Miami (OH), Toledo, and Western Michigan … Majors in Sport Management.