Player Career

Caleb Bacon Career Story

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

Player Story

Caleb Bacon story

Caleb Bacon built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Lake Mills, IA wearing No. 26, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Caleb Bacon's career was his defensive production: 131 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Iowa State. 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 Bacon's production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Caleb Bacon 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

    Iowa State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State04.20.7
2023 PostseasonIowa State19.534.210.219.5
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State19.534.210.20
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State0-19.5
2025 Regular SeasonIowa State19.538.211.319.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Iowa State to Penn StateP4 to P486.3Jan 4, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 121 Oklahoma State

Week 14 · W 20-13 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Ohio

Week 3 · L 7-10

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Northern Iowa

Week 1 · W 30-9

4

Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#4

vs Memphis

Week 1 · L 26-36 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#5

@ BYU

Week 11 · W 45-13 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

19.5 primary output · 38.2 efficiency · 11.3 usage

68.6

#2

2023 Postseason · Iowa State

65.5

19.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

65.5

19.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games