2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report: TCU LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr

All my scouting notes on the strengths, concerns, usage/role, skill set summary, NFL comparison and grade/projection for TCU LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr

TCU LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr

• #3
• 6-2, 233, 31 2/3-inch arms
• 08/29/03 (23-year old rookie)
• 1,899 snaps/19 TFL/7 sacks/1 INT/7 PBUs/1 FF
• Games Watched: USC, BYU, Houston, Iowa State

Scouting Notes

Ideal size and frame for an off-ball linebacker, but lacks the foot speed in short areas and over longer distances to be an ideal starter. Elarms-Orr’s impact as a run defender picked up significantly when he could key on pullers and play a little bit faster from the neck up. But when duo or zone teams faced him, he really struggled to play downhill and be gap-sound in his run defense.

Elarms-Orr steps into contact in the box too gently, often getting stuck or turned out of his gap. He’s big and strong for the position, and you can see those traits in flashes. But he doesn’t have the twitch in his lower half or the pop on contact in his hands to consistently jar opponents and control space. Elarms-Orr also backs out of contact to get off blocks more than you’d like to see, surrendering space and angles to opposing runners.