Player Dossier

2018-2020

Virginia Tech

Caleb Farley

DB • 6'2" • 207 lbs • Maiden, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Caleb Farley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

85

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

73

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

91

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Virginia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Player Story

Caleb Farley built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Maiden, NC wearing No. 3, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Caleb Farley's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8806

Maiden · Maiden, NC

Committed To
Virginia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2021
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 22
Overall
No. 22
NFL Team
Tennessee Titans

Caleb Farley, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Caleb Farley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
56
TFL
1
Sacks
1
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
19
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Caleb Farley quick answers

Latest team and position
Virginia Tech · DB
Career Tackles
56
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Top game
Florida State
Recruit profile
3-star · Maiden · Virginia Tech
High school pipeline
Maiden · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2021 · Round 1 · Pick 22 · Tennessee Titans
Latest roster
No. 3 · Junior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 PostseasonVirginia Tech134-0--033.7
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech13321117033.7
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1020-0112252.6
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech00-0--0-

Related Context

Caleb Farley played DB for Virginia Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Caleb Farley recorded 2 rushing yards, 56 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Virginia Tech paired 17 primary output with 25.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 25.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

25.3

Usage

3.3

Consistency

57.8

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 2. Old Dominion: 1. Furman: 2. Miami: 3. Rhode Island: 1. North Carolina: 4. Notre Dame: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Georgia Tech: 1. Pittsburgh: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 4 by 36.7. Old Dominion: 3 by 22.5. Furman: 3 by 32.5. Miami: 2 by 38.3. Rhode Island: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 0 by 40. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 0 by 10. Pittsburgh: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.9 · Games = 8 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami

Best efficiency game

40 vs North Carolina

Result
Sat 11/23vs PittsburghSplash gameW 28-010001
Sat 11/16@ Georgia TechW 45-0000010
Sat 11/9vs Wake ForestW 36-1722001
Sat 11/2@ Notre DameL 20-2133000
Sat 10/19vs North CarolinaSplash gameW 43-4100004
Sat 10/12vs Rhode IslandW 34-1722001
Sat 10/5@ MiamiSplash gameW 42-35210021
Sat 9/14vs FurmanSplash gameW 24-17310011
Sat 9/7vs Old DominionW 31-1732001
Sat 8/31@ Boston CollegeSplash gameL 28-3543002

Player Story

Caleb Farley story

Caleb Farley built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive back from Maiden, NC wearing No. 3, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Caleb Farley's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, and 6 interceptions across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Caleb Farley's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 155 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Caleb Farley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Virginia Tech

    2018-2020

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Season Value Progression

2018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonVirginia Tech1220.83.4
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1220.83.40
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1725.33.35
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0-17

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida State

Week 1 · W 24-3 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Miami

Week 6 · W 42-35 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

55.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#3

vs North Carolina

Week 8 · W 43-41 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

46.7 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Furman

Week 3 · W 24-17

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Havoc Plays

43.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 13 · W 28-0 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

41.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

17 primary output · 25.3 efficiency · 3.3 usage

52.6

#2

2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech

33.7

12 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

33.7

12 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games