Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Tennessee
McCallan Castles
TE • 6'5" • 252 lbs • South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
McCallan Castles reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- California • Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
McCallan Castles built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a tight end from South Lake Tahoe, CA wearing No. 34, spending time with California and Tennessee. The clearest part of McCallan Castles' career was...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
McCallan Castles, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Tennessee. McCallan Castles reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 298
- Receptions
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
McCallan Castles quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 298
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Tahoe · California
- High school pipeline
- South Tahoe · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 283 receiving yards · TE 66th (top 15%) · SEC 51st (top 24%) · National 471st (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | California | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 12 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 65 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 21 | 265 | 4 | 65 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unlisted to Tennessee | Unlisted to P4 | 84 | Nov 28, 2022 |
McCallan Castles played TE for California and Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, McCallan Castles recorded 298 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Tennessee paired 283 primary output with 74.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across California, Tennessee.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
23.6
Efficiency
74.2
Usage
9.4
Consistency
54.2
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 18. Virginia: 16. Austin Peay: 43. Florida: 11. UTSA: 19. South Carolina: 11. Texas A&M: 24. Alabama: 12. UConn: 56. Missouri: 5. Georgia: 21. Vanderbilt: 47
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 1 by 100. Virginia: 1 by 100. Austin Peay: 1 by 100. Florida: 1 by 73.3. UTSA: 2 by 63.3. South Carolina: 2 by 36.7. Texas A&M: 2 by 80. Alabama: 2 by 40. UConn: 4 by 93.3. Missouri: 1 by 33.3. Georgia: 2 by 70. Vanderbilt: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins29.3 · Games = 8 · +17 vs Losses
Losses12.3 · Games = 4 · -17 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
100 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs Iowa | W 35-0 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Vanderbilt | W 48-24 | — | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Georgia | L 10-38 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Missouri | L 7-36 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UConn | W 59-3 | — | 4 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Alabama | L 20-34 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Texas A&M | W 20-13 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs South Carolina | W 41-20 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UTSA | W 45-14 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Florida | L 16-29 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Austin Peay | W 30-13 | — | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Virginia | W 49-13 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
McCallan Castles story
McCallan Castles built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a tight end from South Lake Tahoe, CA wearing No. 34, spending time with California and Tennessee. The clearest part of McCallan Castles' career was his receiving role: 23 catches, 298 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California and Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: McCallan Castles 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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- 1
California
2018-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Tennessee
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | California | 15 | 100 | 5.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | -15 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 283 | 74.2 | 9.4 | 283 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 283 | 74.2 | 9.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ California
Week 1
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
27
Receiving Yards
95 takeover
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#2
@ Tulsa
Week 1
44
Receiving Yards
86.7 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs UConn
Week 10 · W 59-3
56
Receiving Yards
85.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ TCU
Week 1 · L 7-10 · Postseason
15
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Vanderbilt
Week 13 · W 48-24 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
72.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Tennessee
283 primary output · 74.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Tennessee
65
283 primary · 74.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · California
56.3
15 primary · 100 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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