Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021App State
Caleb Spurlin
DL • 5'11" • 240 lbs • Galax, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caleb Spurlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Caleb Spurlin built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Galax, VA wearing No. 97, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Caleb Spurlin's career was his defensive...
Read the storyCaleb Spurlin, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · App State. Caleb Spurlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 121
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Caleb Spurlin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 121
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Coastal Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DL 119th (top 13%) · Sun Belt 85th (top 19%) · National 1,136th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 25.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | App State | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | App State | 11 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 26 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 2 | 54.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 33 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 2 | 48.4 |
Related Context
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Caleb Spurlin played DL for App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Caleb Spurlin recorded 5 receiving yards, 121 tackles, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
App State paired 9.5 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · App State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
2.4
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAB: 0. East Tennessee State: 1. Charlotte: 0.5. North Carolina: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Louisiana: 0. UL Monroe: 0. South Alabama: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. South Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 1. Louisiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 2 by 8.3. East Tennessee State: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 3 by 17.5. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 4 by 16.7. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 11 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs East Tennessee State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ UAB | W 31-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Louisiana | W 45-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Georgia State | W 56-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ South Carolina | W 20-15 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | vs Georgia Southern | L 21-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ South Alabama | W 30-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UL Monroe | W 52-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/10 | @ Louisiana | W 17-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 56-37 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ North Carolina | W 34-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Charlotte | W 56-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs East Tennessee State | W 42-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Caleb Spurlin story
Caleb Spurlin built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Galax, VA wearing No. 97, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Caleb Spurlin's career was his defensive production: 121 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Caleb Spurlin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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App State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 3 | 8.5 | 2.1 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 5 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 5 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | App State | 2.5 | 12.2 | 2.4 | -2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 2.5 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | App State | 9.5 | 20.4 | 5.6 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 9.5 | 20.4 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 8.5 | 21 | 5.6 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 8.5 | 21 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 8 · W 30-27 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana
Week 8 · W 27-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Savannah St
Week 2 · W 54-7
2.5
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas State
Week 8 · W 45-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia State
Week 12 · W 56-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · App State
9.5 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 5.6 usage
54.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · App State
54.6
9.5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · App State
48.4
8.5 primary · 21 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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