Recruiting: 2027 Carlsbad LB Adds To Growing List Of P4 Offers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027 Carlsbad LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben']</strong> keeps adding impressive offers to his continually growing list of offers from Power 4 schools.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The latest offer for the 6-foot-3, 225-pound McKibben is Stanford. The Cardinal extended the offer during phone conversation between McKibben, Stanford Assistant Director of Player Personnel Albert Garcia and Stanford Football GM Andrew Luck.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McKibben has also started visiting schools. Last week he took an unofficial visit to Oklahoma for the Auburn game. The Sooners offered in July. McKibben visited TCU and SMU in April.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Through 5 games, McKibben has made 47 tackles (9.4 per game), 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery for Carlsbad. Through 16 career games for the Cavemen, McKibben has already made 152 tackles, an average of nearly 10 per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carlsbad (2-3) hosts Clovis Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In August, McKibben was offered by Baylor and North Carolina. Among his other previous offers are Washington, Auburn, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Nebraska, Iowa State, TCU, Arizona State, New Mexico and New Mexico State. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McKibben, who runs the 40 in 4.53 seconds, is rated a 4-star prospect by 247Sports and the No. 12 LB nationally.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After a great call and<br>conversations with <a href="https://twitter.com/Albert_GarciaFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Albert_GarciaFB</a> and Coach Andrew Luck, I am blessed to receive an offer from<a href="https://twitter.com/StanfordFball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StanfordFball</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachKolodziej?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachKolodziej</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachAThompson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachAThompson</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachPehrson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachPehrson</a> <a href="https://t.co/L19ZtizpFE">pic.twitter.com/L19ZtizpFE</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'] (@COLTONMCKIBBEN9) <a href="https://twitter.com/COLTONMCKIBBEN9/status/1970666205406208144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had an amazing time visiting <a href="https://twitter.com/OU_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OU_Football</a> last week! Thank<br>You <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachNDreiling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachNDreiling</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachVenables?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachVenables</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TD_Redd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TD_Redd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachChavis__?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachChavis__</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachWes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachwes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachToddBates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachToddBates</a> <a href="https://t.co/t1ste19m4V">pic.twitter.com/t1ste19m4V</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'] (@COLTONMCKIBBEN9) <a href="https://twitter.com/COLTONMCKIBBEN9/status/1970666543890464861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top 10 HIGHLIGHTS 1st 3 games<a href="https://t.co/YIsYgL6ITb">https://t.co/YIsYgL6ITb</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'] (@COLTONMCKIBBEN9) <a href="https://twitter.com/COLTONMCKIBBEN9/status/1967352957181264020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->