Usage Score
11.3
Player Dossier
2022-2025Iowa State
Caleb Bacon
LB • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Lake Mills, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caleb Bacon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
38.2
Consistency
42.3
Season Value
47.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Scouting Read
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Caleb Bacon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State. Caleb Bacon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.2 disruption score.
Caleb Bacon played LB for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Caleb Bacon recorded 131 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 19.5 primary output with 38.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
38.2
Usage
11.3
Consistency
42.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota: 1.5. Kansas State: 2. Iowa: 0. Arkansas State: 1. Arizona: 2. Cincinnati: 0.5. Colorado: 1. BYU: 1.5. Arizona State: 2. TCU: 1. Kansas: 0. Oklahoma State: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota: 4 by 31.7. Kansas State: 4 by 36.7. Iowa: 6 by 25. Arkansas State: 5 by 30.8. Arizona: 8 by 53.3. Cincinnati: 5 by 25.8. Colorado: 6 by 35. BYU: 4 by 31.7. Arizona State: 5 by 40.8. TCU: 8 by 43.3. Kansas: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 7 by 79.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Oklahoma State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-13 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Kansas | W 38-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ TCU | W 20-17 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | L 19-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs BYU | L 27-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Colorado | L 17-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 30-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 39-14 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Arkansas State | W 24-16 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Iowa | W 16-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs South Dakota | W 55-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | W 24-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 19.5 | 34.2 | 10.2 | 19.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 19.5 | 34.2 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | -19.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa State | 19.5 | 38.2 | 11.3 | 19.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Primary metric
7 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#2
Ohio
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
#3
Northern Iowa
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.
#4
Memphis
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#5
Kansas State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
19.5 primary output · 38.2 efficiency · 11.3 usage
47.9
#2
2023 Postseason · Iowa State
46.8
19.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
46.8
19.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
131
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 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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