Usage Score
7.3
Player Dossier
2015-2018New Mexico State
RB • 5'8" • 170 lbs • Columbus, TX, USA
Royce Caldwell leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 67 efficiency.
Usage Score
7.3
Efficiency
67
Consistency
43.1
Season Value
54.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Royce Caldwell, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Royce Caldwell leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 67 efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 415 primary output with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
34.6
Efficiency
67
Usage
7.3
Consistency
43.1
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 12. Wyoming: 0. Utah State: 53. New Mexico: 14. UTEP: 79. Liberty: 16. Louisiana: 21. Georgia Southern: 64. Texas State: 5. Unknown: 84. BYU: 41. Liberty: 26
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 3 by 41.7. Utah State: 9 by 61.3. New Mexico: 5 by 32. UTEP: 4 by 100. Liberty: 3 by 59.7. Louisiana: 5 by 61.3. Georgia Southern: 4 by 100. Texas State: 1 by 41.7. Unknown: 7 by 100. BYU: 4 by 85.4. Liberty: 4 by 54.2
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
100 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Liberty | L 21-28 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 6.5 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ BYU | L 10-45 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 41 | 10.3 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 84 | 12 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Texas State | L 20-27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Georgia Southern | L 31-48 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 64 | 16 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Louisiana | L 38-66 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4.2 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Liberty | W 49-41 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ UTEP | W 27-20 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 19.8 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs New Mexico | L 25-42 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Utah State | L 13-60 | 9 | 53 | 5.90 | 0 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Thu 8/30 | @ Minnesota | L 10-48 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sun 8/26 | vs Wyoming | L 7-29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
New Mexico State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 263 | 69.2 | 4.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 252 | 70.3 | 5.6 | -11 |
| 2017 Postseason | New Mexico State | 0 | — | 0 | -252 |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 415 | 67 | 7.3 | 415 |
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
84
Primary metric
84 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.
#2
Idaho
73
Primary metric
Win with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
73 scrimmage yards and 4.7 usage.
#3
UTEP
79
Primary metric
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 9.3 usage.
#4
Kentucky
72
Primary metric
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
#5
Georgia Southern
67
Primary metric
Loss with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
67 scrimmage yards and 4.1 usage.
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State
415 primary output · 67 efficiency · 7.3 usage
54.1
#2
2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
50
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
48.1
252 primary · 70.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7683
Columbus · Columbus, TX
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
930
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Royce Caldwell quick answers
Recruiting profile
2-star recruit