Usage Score
7.4
Player Dossier
2023-2025Ohio State
Caleb Downs
S • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Hoschton, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caleb Downs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
27.4
Consistency
40
Season Value
33.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Alabama • Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
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.
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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Ohio State paired 17 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Alabama, Ohio State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
27.4
Usage
7.4
Consistency
40
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas: 0. Grambling: 2. Ohio: 1. Washington: 0. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 2. Purdue: 0. UCLA: 1. Rutgers: 2. Michigan: 1. Indiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 8 by 33.3. Texas: 5 by 20.8. Grambling: 2 by 28.3. Ohio: 6 by 35. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Illinois: 9 by 37.5. Wisconsin: 6 by 25. Penn State: 5 by 40.8. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. UCLA: 3 by 22.5. Rutgers: 3 by 32.5. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Indiana: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 12 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Miami | L 14-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Indiana | L 10-13 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Michigan | W 27-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 42-9 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs UCLA | W 48-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Purdue | W 34-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 38-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-0 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Illinois | W 34-16 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Minnesota | W 42-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Washington | W 24-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ohio | W 37-9 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs GramblingSplash game | W 70-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Texas | W 14-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Alabama
2023
Opening stop
- 2
Ohio State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Alabama | 8.5 | 37.3 | 7.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 8.5 | 37.3 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 17 | 31.7 | 7.6 | 8.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 17 | 31.7 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 27.4 | 7.4 | -7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 27.4 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oregon
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.
#2
Iowa
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.
#3
Penn State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
Auburn
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
#5
Oregon
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
17 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage
47.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Ohio State
47.9
17 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Alabama
36.9
8.5 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
8
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9953
Mill Creek · Hoschton, GA
- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
256
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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