Kalvin Dinkins holds the NT · Backup spot in Mississippi State Bulldogs’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kalvin Dinkins is a redshirt senior nose tackle for Mississippi State who hails from Lake, MS. A three-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, Dinkins spent his first two seasons sidelined by injury, appearing in only one game each year. In 2025, his redshirt junior campaign, he emerged as a full-time contributor, playing in all 13 games with nine starts. Dinkins recorded 27 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks, with a season-high six tackles twice against Arizona State and Ole Miss.