Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Ohio State
Caleb Downs
S • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Hoschton, GA, USA
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Caleb Downs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama • Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 11
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Caleb Downs, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ohio State. Caleb Downs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Caleb Downs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · S
- Career Tackles
- 256
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Mill Creek · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Mill Creek · 38 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 1 · Pick 11 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 68 tackles · S 54th (top 10%) · Big Ten 41st (top 6%) · National 296th (top 5%)
Caleb Downs played S for Alabama and Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Caleb Downs recorded 256 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Alabama.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesfirst
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesfirst
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
- 20232023 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionfirst
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