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Kai Callen
- Position:
- Nickel
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pocatello, Idaho
- High School:
- Carrollton (Ga.)
High School:
Personal:
- All-State defensive back as a sophomore and junior at Highland in Idaho
- All-Conference defensive back and wide receiver as a sophomore and junior
- Honorable Mention All-Conference as a senior at Carrollton
- Honorable Mention All-Conference defensive back as a freshman
- Top-ranked recruit in 2025 recruiting class in entire state of Idaho
- As a senior, has two interceptions and a pair of touchdowns
- As a junior, 47 tackles, three interceptions, 10 touchdowns
- Helped lead Carrollton to 13-0 record and a berth in GHSA 6A state semifinals in 2024
- Led Highland to Idaho 5A state title in 2023, state runner-up in 2021 and second round of playoffs in 2022
- Tri-sport athlete who was a state qualifier in track & field and played baseball
Personal:
- Son of Atari Callen and Whitney Callen and Kimiko and Rudy Griffin
- Has two brothers, Tristan and AJ, and many sisters
- His father played football at Cal
- His stepfather, Rudy, played football at Alabama and is a defensive line coach at UT Martin
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