Kylan Salter - 2026 Football Roster
Nov 13 (Fri)
8:15 PM
Kylan Salter
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Fourth
- Hometown:
- Cedar Hill, Texas
- High School:
- Cedar Hill
- Prev School:
- TCU
- Major:
- Sociology
AT COLORADO
CAREER:Has played in 19 games over two seasons and has 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries.
2026 (Fourth-Year): Has played in nine games and 170 snaps. Has six tackles (4 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries, one third-down stop, one fourth-down stop, two touchdown-saving plays and seven kickoff stops; has 1 kickoff return for 8 yards (8.0 average).
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): played. Honors: Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week (unit honor); part of the defensive line that posted a 95.5 PFF grade, the highest in FBS in Week 1.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 1 QBH.
- at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): 1 tackle (1 solo), 1 TFL; 1 KR for 8 yards. Recorded his second collegiate kickoff return, following a 26-yard return in 2025.
- at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 4 tackles (3 solo), 0.5 TFL, 1 QBH. CU high in tackles.
- vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29): played.
- vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): 1 tackle (0 solo).
- at Oklahoma State (Oct. 24, L 24-57): played.
- vs. Kansas State (Oct. 31, W 27-24 OT): played. Participated on the kickoff coverage unit.
- at Arizona State (Nov. 7, L 10-20): played. Participated on the kickoff coverage and punt return units.
Game by game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): played. Honors: Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week (unit honor); part of the defensive line that posted a 95.5 PFF grade, the highest in FBS in Week 1.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 1 QBH.
- at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): 1 tackle (1 solo), 1 TFL; 1 KR for 8 yards. Recorded his second collegiate kickoff return, following a 26-yard return in 2025.
- at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 4 tackles (3 solo), 0.5 TFL, 1 QBH. CU high in tackles.
- vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29): played.
- vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): 1 tackle (0 solo).
- at Oklahoma State (Oct. 24, L 24-57): played.
2025 (Third-Year): Played in 10 games, missing two with an injury, and had six tackles (four solo) and a half-tackle for loss. Played on four special-teams units (kickoff, kickoff return, punt and punt return) and his 13 knockdown blocks on special teams were the eighth-most in a single season in CU history.
AS A TRANSFER
Rated an .8400 transfer prospect by 247Sports, which ranked him the No. 946 player overall and the No. 65 linebacker in the portal (as of Jan. 15, 2024). Joined Colorado with three years to play three.
AT TCU (2023-24)
2024 (Second-Year): Played in seven games for head coach Sonny Dykes and had two tackles, the first of his career against Cincinnati.
2023 (First-Year): Redshirted; did not see game action.
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A three-star prospect. 247Sports listed him as the No. 79 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 137 player from Texas; the 247Sports Composite ranked him No. 673 nationally, the No. 58 inside linebacker and No. 99 in Texas; the On3 Industry Ranking had him No. 644 nationally, the No. 69 safety and No. 101 in Texas.
AT CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Played three varsity seasons for head coach Carlos Lynn and as a junior had 115 tackles, 16 for loss and four forced fumbles and returned two fumbles for touchdowns. Also ran on Cedar Hill’s 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams.
PERSONAL
Older brother Kaidon played quarterback at Colorado in 2025.
