Player Dossier

2022-2025

Iowa 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 35.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.7

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 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

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Caleb Bacon, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State. Caleb Bacon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 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: Texas Tech

Loss with 0 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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2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.7

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Texas Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Texas: 0. Texas Tech: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sun 11/20vs Texas TechL 10-1411000
Sat 10/15@ TexasL 21-2411000
Sat 9/24vs BaylorL 24-3111000

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa State

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State04.20.7
2023 PostseasonIowa State11.528.18.911.5
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State11.528.18.90
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State0-11.5
2025 Regular SeasonIowa State15.535.712.115.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

4

Primary metric

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.

#3

Kansas State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.5 takeover score.

#4

BYU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

35

#2

2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

26.1

15.5 primary · 35.7 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Iowa State

17.3

11.5 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 8.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

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.

Quick Answers

Caleb Bacon quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
131