Player Dossier

2015-2018

UCLA

Caleb Wilson

TE • 6'4" • 235 lbs • Gardena, CA, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Caleb Wilson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a tight end

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Reliability

75

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
USC • UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Player Story

Caleb Wilson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a tight end from Gardena, CA wearing No. 81, spending time with UCLA and USC. The clearest part of Caleb Wilson's career was his receiving role: 114...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 40
Overall
No. 254
NFL Team
Arizona Cardinals

Caleb Wilson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UCLA. Caleb Wilson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,675
Receptions
114
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Caleb Wilson quick answers

Latest team and position
UCLA · TE
Career Receiving Yards
1,675
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · UCLA
Top game
Stanford
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 7 · Pick 40 · Arizona Cardinals
Latest roster
No. 81 · Junior
2018 Receiving yards rank
965 receiving yards · TE 1st (top 1%) · Pac-12 5th (top 3%) · National 44th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonUSC0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonUCLA816220044.2
2017 Regular SeasonUCLA538490163.6
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA1160965485.4

Related Context

Caleb Wilson played TE for USC and UCLA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Caleb Wilson recorded 39 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 1,675 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UCLA.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

UCLA paired 965 primary output with 87.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 87.4 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, UCLA.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · UCLA

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

87.7

Efficiency

87.4

Usage

25.9

Consistency

67.6

Best Game by takeover score

Stanford

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 36. Oklahoma: 92. Colorado: 13. Washington: 102. California: 92. Arizona: 82. Utah: 62. Oregon: 75. Arizona State: 164. USC: 63. Stanford: 184

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 4 by 60. Oklahoma: 4 by 100. Colorado: 2 by 43.3. Washington: 8 by 85. California: 5 by 100. Arizona: 6 by 91.1. Utah: 5 by 82.7. Oregon: 2 by 100. Arizona State: 11 by 99.4. USC: 4 by 100. Stanford: 9 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins79 · Games = 3 · -12 vs Losses
Losses91 · Games = 8 · +12 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Stanford

Best efficiency game

100 vs Stanford

Result
Sat 11/24vs Stanford100 receiving yards · High volumeL 42-49918420.420.40066
Sat 11/17vs USCW 34-2746315.815.80029
Sat 11/10@ Arizona State100 receiving yards · High volumeL 28-311116414.914.90233
Sat 11/3@ OregonL 21-4227537.537.50163
Sat 10/27vs UtahL 10-415621112.40027
Sun 10/21vs ArizonaW 31-3068213.713.70020
Sat 10/13@ CaliforniaW 30-759218.418.40046
Sat 10/6vs Washington100 receiving yards · High volumeL 24-31810212.812.80129
Sat 9/29@ ColoradoL 16-382136.56.5009
Sat 9/8@ OklahomaL 21-494922323065
Sat 9/1vs CincinnatiL 17-2643699016

Player Story

Caleb Wilson story

Caleb Wilson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a tight end from Gardena, CA wearing No. 81, spending time with UCLA and USC. The clearest part of Caleb Wilson's career was his receiving role: 114 catches, 1,675 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 39 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Caleb Wilson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCLA

    2016-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonUSC0
2016 Regular SeasonUCLA22071.110.6220
2017 Regular SeasonUCLA49082.522.6270
2018 Regular SeasonUCLA96587.425.9475

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Stanford

Week 13 · L 42-49 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

184

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

184 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 1 · W 45-44

208

Receiving Yards

97.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

208 receiving yards with a 92.4 efficiency score.

#3

@ Arizona State

Week 11 · L 28-31 · Conference game

164

Receiving Yards

96.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

164 receiving yards with a 99.4 efficiency score.

#4

@ California

Week 13 · L 10-36 · Conference game

83

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ California

Week 7 · W 30-7 · Conference game

92

Receiving Yards

83.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · UCLA

965 primary output · 87.4 efficiency · 25.9 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · UCLA

63.6

490 primary · 82.5 efficiency · 22.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UCLA

44.2

220 primary · 71.1 efficiency · 10.6 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games