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37 Kaleb Broadbent

  • Position DB
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chesapeake, Va.
  • Last School Western Branch HS
  • Instagram kaleb.broadbent

Biography

2024 (Junior)
Played in all 12 games for the Spartans, making two starts … Recorded 29 tackles, including 15 solo stops, 2.0 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks … Added a pass breakup, quarterback hurry, and fumble recovery … Made career-best six tackles twice, first against Sacred Heart then again vs. Delaware State … Also earned a tackle for loss of seven yards at Sacred Heart … Assisted on a sack at South Carolina State … Recovered a fumble against East Carolina … Named to NSU AD Honor Roll for spring semester.

2023 (Sophomore)
Saw the field in three games … Recorded three tackles on the season … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester.
 
2022 (Freshman)
Played in nine games … Tallied seven total tackles on the season three of which were solo knocks … Recorded a pair of tackles in back-to-back games against Marshall and James Madison … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester.
 
High School
Played varsity football all four years … Named to the all-region team for the all-purpose defensive category as a senior … Also earned an honorable mention recognition as a defensive back … Helped lead the Bruins to an 10-3 record and two playoff wins that year … Picked off four passes in the first four games of the season … Scooped up a fumble against Granby and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown.
 
Personal
Kaleb Xavier Broadbent was born on March 22, 2004 … Son of William Broadbent and Keri Childs … Both parents work in the military … Older brother, William, played football at Savannah State … Plans to major in history or a social science with hopes of becoming a historian after college … Enjoys playing video games in his spare time.
 
Career Highs
Tackles: 6 (2x, last vs. Delaware State, 11-16-24) 
TFL: 1.0 (at Sacred Heart, 10-5-24)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (at East Carolina, 8-31-24)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 196 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 196 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2024Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2025Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    37