Player Dossier

2017-2021

Arkansas State

Caleb Bonner

LB • 6'1" • 221 lbs • Reform, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Caleb Bonner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

13

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

7

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Arkansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Arkansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Player Story

Caleb Bonner built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Reform, AL wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Caleb Bonner's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7652

Tuscaloosa County · Northport, AL

Committed To
Arkansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Caleb Bonner, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Arkansas State. Caleb Bonner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
197
TFL
14.5
Sacks
2.5
QB hurries
5
Passes defended
2
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Caleb Bonner quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas State · LB
Career Tackles
197
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 52 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Arkansas State
Top game
UL Monroe
Recruit profile
2-star · Tuscaloosa County · Arkansas State
High school pipeline
Tuscaloosa County · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
63 tackles · LB 213th (top 17%) · Sun Belt 27th (top 6%) · National 359th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas State1019-0--039.5
2018 PostseasonArkansas State83-0--017.1
2018 Regular SeasonArkansas State8230.501-017.1
2019 PostseasonArkansas State138-0-1054.3
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas State13575.50--254.3
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas State9245111050.4
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas State12633.51.53-053.3

Related Context

Caleb Bonner played LB for Arkansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Caleb Bonner recorded 197 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Arkansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Arkansas State paired 7.5 primary output with 26.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.9 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: UL Monroe

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Arkansas State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

7.9

Usage

1.3

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UL Monroe

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 0. SMU: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Louisiana: 0. New Mexico State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Texas State: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Troy: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Texas State: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · +0 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

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

16.7 vs UL Monroe

Result
Sun 12/3vs TroyL 25-3210000
Sat 11/25@ UL MonroeW 67-5040000
Sat 11/18vs Texas StateW 30-1210000
Sat 11/11@ South AlabamaL 19-2431000
Sun 10/29@ New Mexico StateW 37-2131000
Thu 10/19vs LouisianaW 47-311000
Sat 10/14vs Coastal CarolinaW 51-1722000
Sat 9/23@ SMUL 21-4410000
Sat 9/16vs Arkansas-Pine BluffW 48-310000
Sun 9/3@ NebraskaL 36-4320000

Player Story

Caleb Bonner story

Caleb Bonner built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Reform, AL wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Caleb Bonner's career was his defensive production: 197 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 52 career games in the available record. That gives Caleb Bonner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Arkansas State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas State07.91.3
2018 PostseasonArkansas State1.515.43.11.5
2018 Regular SeasonArkansas State1.515.43.10
2019 PostseasonArkansas State7.526.65.76
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas State7.526.65.70
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas State8205.80.5
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas State828.570

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UL Monroe

Week 14 · W 48-15 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#2

@ UL Monroe

Week 11 · W 27-24 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 12 · W 28-27 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Texas State

Week 12 · L 45-47 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#5

@ Alabama

Week 2 · L 7-57

1

Havoc Plays

58.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Arkansas State

7.5 primary output · 26.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage

54.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Arkansas State

54.3

7.5 primary · 26.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Arkansas State

53.3

8 primary · 28.5 efficiency · 7 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

4

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games