Kelton McCaslin holds the LDE · Starter spot in North Dakota State Bison’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kelton McCaslin is a 6'5", 250-pound left defensive end for North Dakota State. A St. Charles East High School graduate and 2022 MVFC Honor Roll selection, McCaslin redshirted in 2022 before appearing in 12 games as a freshman in 2023, tallying 9 tackles including a sack versus Northern Iowa and a 5-yard fumble recovery touchdown in an NCAA playoff win over Drake. As a sophomore in 2024, he played in 9 of 16 games and recorded 7 tackles, a sack against Mercer, and a strip sack with fumble recovery against Missouri State. In 2025, McCaslin started 12 games at defensive end, amassing 23 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss while registering quarterback hurries in each of his final four contests.

North Dakota State2022 — present