Is Kadyn Proctor related to Kaleb Proctor? Explaining connection between Alabama star, SE Louisiana prospect originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
NFL teams on the clock will have to be careful to triple-check the player pool this year. There will be two different K. Proctor's available to draft.
Despite lining up on opposite sides of the trenches, Kadyn and Kaleb both share the same last name. Kadyn is an offensive tackle who played three seasons at Alabama as an offensive tackle, while Kaleb just finished his senior year with the Southeastern Louisiana Lions as a defensive tackle.
Here is a quick breakdown on whether the two Proctors are related, and some information on where each of them is from.
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Despite sharing the same last name, the two Proctors are not related, according to The Athletic. The two tackles grew up on different edges of the country, along with attending different schools.
Kadyn attended the University of Alabama and plays offensive tackle. Kaleb, on the other hand, attended Southeastern Louisiana and plays defensive tackle. The Alabama tackle is two years younger than Kaleb.
Kadyn was born in Des Moines, Iowa. The offensive tackle was born on June 4, 2005.
He attended the University of Alabama after initially committing to the University of Iowa. After the 2023 season, he briefly transferred from Alabama to Iowa, but returned back to the Crimson Tide after a couple of months. He was a part of the SEC All-Freshman team in 2023, second team All-SEC in 2024, and made the first team All-SEC last season. He was also a consensus All-American in 2025.
Kaleb was born in Oak Grove, La. The defensive tackle was born on April 26, 2004.
During his senior season, Proctor helped lead Southeastern Louisiana to a 9-4 overall record in FCS play. He finished the season with 43 tackles and eight sacks. He won three awards after his stellar play during his final season: FCS First-team All-American, Southland Defensive Player of the Year, and First-team All-Southland.