Player Career

Caleb Downs Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Caleb Downs story

Caleb Downs built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Hoschton, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Alabama and Ohio State. The clearest part of Caleb Downs' career was his defensive production: 256 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Alabama. 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 Downs' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 201 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama and Ohio State.

The arc is straightforward: Caleb Downs 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

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

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ohio State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonAlabama8.537.37.6
2023 Regular SeasonAlabama8.537.37.60
2024 PostseasonOhio State1731.77.68.5
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State1731.77.60
2025 PostseasonOhio State1027.47.4-7
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State1027.47.40

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Alabama to Ohio StateP4 to P491.7Jan 17, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon

Week 7 · L 31-32 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Iowa

Week 6 · W 35-7 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 15 Penn State

Week 10 · W 38-14 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

77.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 72 Rutgers

Week 13 · W 42-9 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

75 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.

#5

@ Auburn

Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Ohio State

17 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage

61.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ohio State

61.8

17 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Alabama

50.8

8.5 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

8

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games